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Power Monitoring and Control Table of Contents Section 4 Power Monitoring and Control PowerLogic® Energy and Power Management Systems Introduction 4-2, 4-3 Power Monitoring Software PowerLogic ION Enterprise Software 4-4 PowerLogic System Manager Software 4-4 PowerLogic Scada 4-5 PowerLogic Powerview Software 4-5 PowerLogic ION EEM Enterprise Energy 4-6 SMS software Management Software PowerLogic Metering PowerLogic Power and Energy Meters 4-7 ION-E software ION8600 4-7 ION7550/7650 4-7 ION7350/7330/7300 4-8 ION6200 4-8 PowerLogic ION and Power and Energy Meter 4-9 Selection Series 700 Power Meter 4-10 Series 800 Power Meter 4-10 Series 3000 Circuit Monitor 4-10 Series 4000 Circuit Monitor 4-11 Submetering Tenant Metering Software 4-13 CM4000 ION7650 PowerLogic E5600 Socket Meter 4-13 High Density Meter Enclosures (HDM) 4-14 Multi Circuit Energy Meters 4-14 Energy Meter 4-15 Enercept® Meter 4-15 Split Core Current Transformers 4-15 Branch Circuit Power Meter 4-16 New! Branch Current Monitor 4-16 Multi-Circuit Meter 4-16 Submeter Display 4-16 PowerLogic Solutions for Utilities 4-17 PrimeRead Software 4-17 PowerLogic Energy Profiler Online 4-18 Communications Ethernet Gateways 4-19 Web Page Generator 4-19 Engineering Services Sepam series 80 Consulting & Analysis 4-20 Industrial Energy Efficiency 4-20 HDM4 Panel Power Monitoring Applications 4-21 Power System Control Applications 4-21 System Integration 4-21 Factory Assembled Enclosures 4-22 Technical Support 4-23 Power Management University 4-23 Sepam Digital Protective Relays Series 80, 40 & 20 Features 4-24 Series 80, 40 & 20 Applications 4-25 Series 80, 40 & 20 Pricing and Accessories 4-26 Selection Example 4-27 ReactiVar® Power Factor Correction Capacitors Low Voltage Fixed Unfused Capacitor 4-28 Low Voltage Fixed Fused Capacitor 4-29 Automatic Power Factor Capacitor Banks 4-30 Anti-Resonant and Filtering Capacitor Banks 4-31 LV Transient Free Reactive Compensation Banks 4-32 CT Selection and Enclosure Dimensions 4-33 Low Voltage Fixed Capacitors Medium Voltage Fixed and Automatic Capacitor Banks 4-34 AccuSine® Active Harmonic Filter 4-35 Hybrid VAR Compensator (HVC) Overview 4-36 CONTROL POWER MONITORING AND MONITORING POWER 4 © 2009 Schneider Electric 4-1 All Rights Reserved PowerLogic® Three dimensions of energy and power management savings control operational costs thus putting profits at risk. Square D PowerLogic® energy and power management systems will help you make the most of your energy by: Reducing Utility Costs & Increasing Energy Efficiency Achieve significantly reduced direct consumption-related costs through improved efficiency, lower emissions and more accountability. And if you're a property manager, you can increase the accuracy of energy settlements that can help attract or retain tenants. By simply installing a PowerLogic® power monitoring system, our customers over the past twenty years have reported realizing a 2-4% savings in utility costs-but that's just the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of your potential savings. Optimizing Equipment Utilization Avoid or defer capital costs by better utilizing existing electrical infrastructure typically results in another 2-5% savings. By monitoring key points and collecting system loading information, engineering is able to make decisions on a plant's capacity to handle new production lines or to determine if additional distribution equipment is required for a building expansion. Improving System Reliability & Safety Typically, another 10% can be found by discovering power system reliability improvements with powerful PowerLogic® metering that offers extremely accurate and high speed event capture information. Once detected, future power disturbances are often correctable and can help facilities avoid expensive and often hidden risks to productivity. As an added benefit, PowerLogic monitoring system information is accessible from the safety of your personal computer. This offers improved worker safety since it is not necessary to suit up in personal protective equipment to access energized equipment over the network. PowerLogic® systems give you the power to achieve this kind of savings, resulting in a quick return on your investment. We pride ourselves on reliable products, innovative systems, expert engineering services, and our ability to provide single-source energy and power management solutions. It's not just a concept to us, it's a legacy and a promise-for companies that seek an edge in productivity. That's why leaders turn to Schneider Electric. 4 POWER MONITORING AND POWER MONITORING AND CONTROL 4-2 PowerLogic® Table 4.1: Data Presentment & Management Data Acquisition, Alarms & Monitoring Online Energy Supervisory Control & Power Monitoring Enterprise Analysis Data Acquisition System Tenant Submetering Data Centers; Water/Wastewater, Industrial, large Industrial Buildings, Heavy Process commercial buildings, Commercial Buildings, Property Management, Utilities Industry, Data Centers, Military Bases, Government Buildings, Utilities Critical Power Healthcare Military Bases For products see DIGEST section: 4-6 4-17 4-5 4-4 thru 4-12 4-13 thru 4-16 For services see DIGEST section: 4-20 4-20 4-21 4-21 4-22 Meter Application Automatic Meter Reading • • • • • • • Revenue Metering • • • • • • • WAGES Utility Pulses • • • Sub-billing • • • • • • • • • • Measurement & Verification • • • • • • • • • Cost Allocation & Utility Billing Energy Usage Analysis • • • • • • • • • • • Reduce Energy Costs & Energy Efficiency Procurement Optimization • • • • • • • Allocate Energy Costs • • Interval Benchmarking & Profiling • • • • • • • • • • Total Load Aggregation • • • • Energy Efficiency Emissions Tracking • • • • • Power Factor Correction • • • • • Peak Demand Reduction • • • • • • • • • Demand Response & Curtailment • • • • • • Improve Maintenance Practices Commissioning & Troubleshooting • • • • • • • Equipment Monitoring: transformers, MCCs, switchgear, switchboards, circuit breaker status, protective equipment, capacitors, generators, • • • • • • • panelboards, PDU, UPS, etc. Facility Planning Optimize Equipment Utilization Identify Equipment Capacity • • • Determine Transformer Stress • • • Equipment Asset Optimization • • • • • • • Improve Efficiency Balance Circuit Loading • • • Balance Generator Usage • • • Optimize Chiller & Mechanical Equipment • System Monitoring & Analysis Transient Voltage Detection • • • • Sag/Swell Disturbance Monitoring • • • • Power Quality & Harmonic Analysis • • • • Improve Reliability & Safety Power Quality Compliance • • • • • • • • Alarm & System Diagnositics Electrical Distribution Alarm & Event Analysis • • • • • • • • Waveform capture viewing • • • • Remote alarm notification • • • • • • • Energy Services Total Energy Control Services • • • • see section 4- 20 for Engineering Services • • • Peak Shaving/Generator Control • • • • • • see section 4- 20 for Engineering Services Load Management/Shedding see section 4- 20 for Engineering Services • • • • • • WAGES • • • Advanced Reliability Services Auto Throw Over (ATO) • • • • • • Engineering Services Emergency Power Supply System Test Reporting • • • • Sequence of Events Recording (1ms time/stamp) • • • • • • • see section 4- 20 for Engineering Services see section 4- 20 for GPS Time Stamping • • • • • • • Engineering Services Power System Control • • • • • Network Protection • • • • • • Consulting Services System Studies (SC/TCC/Arc Flash) see section 4- 20 for Engineering Services Power System Assessments CONTROL POWER MONITORING AND MONITORING POWER 4 © 2009 Schneider Electric 4-3 All Rights Reserved PowerLogic® PowerLogic Operations Software ION Enterprise Software System Manager Software PowerLogic ION Enterprise Software PowerLogic ION Enterprise software is an all-in-one package for operational power system monitoring, analysis and control that helps you reduce energy-related costs. It offers control capabilities, comprehensive power quality and reliability analysis and helps reduce energy related costs. The software is a suite of applications that allows you to collect, process, analyze, store, and share data across your entire enterprise. PowerLogic ION Enterprise software is designed to give you the information and analysis tools you need to make sound decisions. Its cutting-edge flexibility and compatibility allow you to extend your energy management system at your own pace, adding newer components as they become available, without interrupting or impacting existing functions. PowerLogic ION Enterprise collects data through serial, wireless, modem or Ethernet links and can manage a single site or, through the Internet, connect a global network of devices. Table 4.2: PowerLogic ION Enterprise Software Ordering Information Description Catalog No. $ Price Core Software Productsa ION Enterprise Base software IONE56BASE 719.00 ION Enterprise Device license (For 100+ devices, please call the factory for volume pricing) IONE56DL 251.00 ION Enterprise Client license IONE56CL 719.00 ION Enterprise Unlimited devices version upgrade to 5.5 or later (requires IONE56UPGRADE) ION56-UNLTD 13421.00 OPC Server support for ION Enterprise IONEOPCV1 3055.00 SQL Server 2005 bundle option (CD and 1-CPU license) IONESQL2005 2440.00 SQL Server 2005 additional CPU license IONESQL2005CPU 1525.00 Upgrades to PowerLogic ION Enterprise 5.6 ION Enterprise Base Upgrade IONE56UPGRADE 359.00 ION Enterprise Device upgrade IONE56DLUPG 125.00 ION Enterprise Client license upgrade IONE56CLUPG 359.00 ION Enterprise Unlimited device license (requires IONE56UPGRADE) ION56-UNLTD-UPG
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