Energy consumption management solution for smart meters in industrial parks

The energy management of commercial parks, industrial parks, office buildings and other park scenarios is upgrading towards refinement and intelligence. As the core terminal for power perception in the park, smart meters undertake functions such as precise measurement, data collection, remote control, and event reporting. They are the fundamental hardware support for the energy consumption management system in the park. This article focuses on the pain points of electricity management in the park and provides a practical solution for energy consumption management of smart meters.

1、 Typical pain points in energy consumption management in industrial parks

Energy consumption is extensive, and air consumption is difficult to manage and control. There is no sub item monitoring of electricity consumption in public areas, tenants, and production lines. Invalid energy consumption cannot be located, and there is no data basis for energy conservation.

There are many disputes over metering and charging, and manual meter reading is prone to omissions and errors. Household/item metering is not accurate, and there is no objective data for cost allocation. Tenant disputes occur frequently.

Under the high electricity cost of the two-part electricity pricing system, it is impossible to monitor the load and demand of transformers, making it difficult to optimize basic electricity bills and power regulation electricity bills.

Electricity safety: Without warning, overload, leakage, and abnormal electricity usage cannot be alerted in real time, resulting in significant equipment loss and a high risk of power outages and safety accidents.

Low management efficiency relies on manual inspection and offline accounting, high operation and maintenance costs, and lack of data support for decision-making.

2、 Management upgrade of smart meter driver

Real time collection of electricity consumption data from tenants, public areas, and workshops through full visualization of energy consumption, presented on a unified platform, with clear and traceable cost structures.

Accurate measurement and automatic billing for individual/sub items, supporting prepaid/postpaid payments, automatic billing calculation, reducing manual errors and fee disputes.

Energy saving data based electricity consumption curves, load analysis to locate waste nodes, providing data support for energy-saving renovation and load optimization.

Real time reporting of overload, overvoltage, undervoltage, and abnormal power consumption events by the electricity meter for electrical safety alarm, system linkage warning, and reduction of safety risks.

Manage automated remote meter reading, remote switching, and automatic allocation to achieve a transition from experience driven to data-driven.

3、 Core architecture of the solution

The solution adopts a three-layer architecture of perception layer network layer application layer, focusing on power metering and energy consumption management:

The perception layer is centered around single-phase/three-phase smart meters, multifunctional meters, and prepaid meters, responsible for energy metering, data collection, switch control, and event reporting; Supports RS485, PLC, NB IoT, and mainstream communication methods, suitable for complex cabling environments in industrial parks.

Network layer

Local networking: Collecting data through concentrators/collectors and uploading it to local servers to meet high security and localized control requirements;

Cloud platform networking: Directly transmitted to the cloud through IoT channels, with flexible deployment and convenient maintenance, suitable for small and medium-sized parks.

The application layer energy management platform provides energy consumption monitoring, household metering, cost control management, load analysis, abnormal alarm, and report output functions, supporting PC and mobile access, and meeting the needs of management operations and tenant queries.

4、 Typical application scenarios and value

The commercial park/office building adopts three-phase/single-phase rail mounted electricity meters to achieve accurate household measurement, automatic data uploading, automatic cost accounting and electronic reconciliation, improving tenant service experience and fund recovery efficiency.

The industrial park is equipped with three-phase multifunctional electricity meters to achieve sub item measurement and load monitoring of workshops, production lines, and transformers, providing data support for demand optimization, power regulation and electricity cost control, and energy-saving transformation.

The property park adopts prepaid smart meters to achieve payment before use and reduce the risk of arrears; Support automatic allocation of energy consumption in public areas and provide fair and transparent charging basis.