Tenant Billing (Integrated Billing Module-IBM)
Smart EMS Estidama Compliance (Ver 2.0)
M-Bus Reader
Free Open-Source Tool for Communicating both serial and TCP
LoRa (LNS and Applications)
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IBM is a Customizable Utility Billing software application meeting current core functions and future needs of any of the Utility Companies. It can integrate all aspects of utility services, including maintaining accounts, billing and collection interface to meter reading system both manual and automated, service order processing payment interfaces, and customer web access.
IBM Advanced provides End to End Utility Billing Solution. The Automated Meter Reading technology collects the data from the meters based on the scheduled polling. IBM Advanced is a user-friendly application that can automate the billing process.
Advantages
- Easy integration with any brands of BTU meters.
- Billing Module available in both Cloud & Desktop based version.
- Compatible with all major brands of wired & wireless M-Bus masters.
- Supports M-Bus, Modbus &BACnet protocol.
- Easy integration with existing Finance / ERP system (ORACLE/SAP).
- Single application can support upto 5000 BTU meters in On-premise and Unlimited with Professional Version.
Features
- Configurable Currency.
- Real-time Monitoring of all meters.
- Manual Payment / Bulk Payment Entry.
- Scheduled Valve control.
- Configurable meter tariff.
- Customized Invoice template.
- Corporate email configuration.
- Invoice mailing to customer mail id.
- Schedulable data polling.
- Manual MBUS Valve Control.
- Data pushing to IBM/Other clouds.
- Meter reading import option.
- Outstanding Bill wise and carry over.
- Bill History bulk export option.
- Multi User login with menu selection.
- Group Meters based on building, floor, and customer Name.
- Bulk import option for meter and client configuration.
- Collect data from BMS CSV file and Modbus registers from BMS.
- Push data to BMS as CSV file and as BACnet object.
- Collect data from any MBUS, Modbus Meters.
- User friendly Dashboard interface with graphs.
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Smart EMS Grid Cloud Computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer's hard drive. The cloud is just a metaphor for the Internet. It goes back to the days of flowcharts and presentations that would represent the gigantic server-farm infrastructure of the Internet as nothing but a puffy, white cumulus cloud, accepting connections and doling out information as it floats.
IBM Gateway acquire data from M-BUS Master devices and push the same to cloud using Ethernet / GPRS on HTTP Protocol. Data can be pushed from IBM Advanced (On-premise) to IBM Cloud server.
Advantages
- Easy integration with any brands of BTU meters.
- Billing Module available in both Cloud & Desktop based version.
- Compatible with all major brands of wired & wireless M-Bus masters.
- Supports M-Bus, Modbus &BACnet protocol.
- Easy integration with existing Finance / ERP system (ORACLE/SAP).
- Single application can support upto 5000 BTU meters in On-premise and Unlimited with Professional Version.
Features
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- Configurable Currency.
- Real-time Monitoring of all meters.
- Manual Payment / Bulk Payment Entry.
- Scheduled Valve control.
- Configurable meter tariff.
- Customized Invoice template.
- Corporate email configuration.
- Invoice mailing to customer mail id.
- Schedulable data polling.
- Manual MBUS Valve Control.
- Data pushing to IBM/Other clouds.
- Meter reading import option.
- Outstanding Bill wise and carry over.
- Bill History bulk export option.
- Multi User login with menu selection.
- Group Meters based on building, floor, and customer Name.
- Bulk import option for meter and client configuration.
- Collect data from BMS CSV file and Modbus registers from BMS.
- Push data to BMS as CSV file and as BACnet object.
- Collect data from any MBUS, Modbus Meters.
- User friendly Dashboard interface with graphs.
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Smart Energy Management System (EMS) is a suite of energy management software tools used to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of generation and transmission systems. This intelligent energy management software control system is designed to reduce energy consumption, improve the utilization of the system, increase reliability, predict electrical system performance, and as well as optimize energy usage to reduce cost.
An Smart Energy Management System (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the generation and/or transmission system. This monitor and control functions are known as SCADA; the optimization packages are often referred to as "advanced applications".
Advantages
- Embeds best-practice energy management in your day-to-day operations.
- Improves your performance and productivity.
- Reduces your energy costs.
- Ensures that you maintain a process of continual improvement.
- Ensures that senior managers commit to energy efficiency and that all staff play a role in the process.
- Helps you to comply with your energy-efficiency and emission-reduction obligation.
- Standardizes processes so that improvements are sustained over time.
- Improve your energy performance at a faster pace.
- Reducing your energy use over the long term.
- Cutting your costs year on year.
- Meeting your carbon-abatement obligations.
- Influencing the energy requirements of the entire value chain.
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Features
- User Level Security Control.
- Faster Data scan.
- Alarm for all the parameters.
- Different data representation with Graphs.
- Database Backup and restore options.
- Wide Range of Reports.
- Cost Effective, User Friendly Configuration and Operation.
- LCD Screen Display for Meters and Graphical representation for Transforming data.
- No tag Limitation, All parameters of the networked meter can be viewed.
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Customer/User can control their energy consumption through continuous monitoring of energy flow with the help of dedicated EMS Software Smart EMS CLOUD. Monitors different areas which consumes more Energy so that Customer can take preventive and precautionary measures.
Smart EMS CLOUD Collect, Store and Analyze the data collected from different monitoring devices to manage the electrical loads.
Advantages
- Tailoring of the Product can be done to suit different Customers.
- Complete Comprehensive Solution can be provided (On-premises, cloud based, end-to-end managed solution, etc).
- Integration with any third-party meter can be done.
- Simple Data backup and Data restoration.
- Everything is field Programmable.
Features
- Maximum No. of Reports.
- Maximum No. of Charts.
- Real time monitoring (1 minute).
- Customization.
- On-time & Quick Response on queries.
- Expert-voice & Analysis (Auto generated).
- Payback period less than 18-20 Months.
- Product is eligible for 80% accelerated depreciation in Year one as per income tax.
- Shift Energy, TOD, ABT, Distribution Loss Reports.
- 24/7 * 365 SupportAnd Many more.
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Universal MBUS meter readout software, which support all manufacturers Serial and TCP MBUS Masters. Meter search with Primary/Secondary address can trace all the meter numbers in the loop with the error code.
Key features
- Supports all Serial and TCP MBUS Masters.
- Meter error code detection during readout.
- Primary/Secondary address Meter search.
- Export option for the traced meter list and parameters.
- Manual import of meter list and readout possible.
- Helps you to comply with your energy-efficiency and emission-reduction obligation.
- Standardizes processes so that improvements are sustained over time.
- Hex commands display page helps to trace the telegram.
- Manual Hex code send option available.
- Scheduled Live Meter readout.
- 24/7 * 365 Support.
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What is LoRa Technology and LoRaWAN?
LoRaWAN is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) protocol, built on top of Semtech’s LoRa wireless RF and promoted by the LoRa Alliance, that supports long range, low-cost, mobile, energy-efficient, deep indoor penetration and secure end-to-end bi-directional communication for Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) applications. Running on unlicensed ISM frequencies worldwide, this connectivity is specifically dedicated to IoT use cases and allows cost efficient deployments and operations for both public or private networks.
What are the benefits of LoRaWAN?
Long Range
LoRaWAN provides robust long-range communication (up to 40 km in rural areas and up to 3 km in urban environment, and depending on gateways performances) between sensors on the field and radio network stations.Low Power
LoRaWAN was designed to specifically reduce the power consumption and extend the battery lifetime of connected sensors, up to 10+ years.Fully Bidirectional
LoRaWAN enables fully bidirectional communications that can support many use cases that require both uplinks and downlinks, either with limited random receive windows (Class A), with limited scheduled receive slots (Class B), or with maximal and almost continuous receive slots (Class C).Native Geolocation
LoRaWAN offers secure network-based geolocation to locate any LoRa-enabled fixe or mobile end-device. LoRa uses Time Differential on Arrival and other hybrid techniques to determine location without using extra processing power on the end-device side. This native capability, unlike GPS, does not increase energy consumption, nor needs additional costly hardware component.Deep Indoor Penetration
LoRa radio modulation allows deep indoor penetration, making it possible to reach energy meters, controls modules in elevators shafts, or parking sensors located in basements and undergrounds.Free Unlicensed Band
LoRaWAN networks operates on license-free and cost-free ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) bands – EU 868 MHz, AS 923 MHz, US 915 MHz – allowing any service provider or company to deploy and operate networks without acquiring a license from the regulator.Open Standard
LoRaWAN standard leverages an open protocol approach, led by the LoRa Alliance which federates the specification, development and deployment of the standard, elaborates certification guides, and ensures interoperability between all radio infrastructure providers, core network vendors and end-devices designers and manufacturers.Cost Efficiency
LoRaWAN open standard, high performance infrastructure, and value-added connectivity services enables public or private operators to deploy and operate networks quickly, with streamlined capital expenditure (Capex) and operational expenses (Opex), and achieve a fast time to market to benefit from the IoT expansion in various segments.Security
LoRaWAN offers two future-proof layers of end-to-end security: one for the network that ensures mutual authentication between a LoRaWAN end-device and the LoRaWAN network as part of the network join procedure. This grants that network traffic has not been altered, only comes for a legitimate end-device authorized to join an authentic network, is not comprehensible to eavesdroppers, and has not been captured and replayed by rogue actors. one for the application that ensures the network operator does not have access to the end user’s application data. LoRaWAN is one of the few IoT network implementing end-to-end encryption for application payloads exchanged between the end-devices and applications servers. In traditional cellular networks, the traffic is encrypted over the air interface but transmitted as plain text in the operator’s core network, requesting the user to select and deploy an additional security layer (VPN or dedicated security layer encryption application).Scalability
LoRaWAN offers high scalability and capacity networks to support thousands of connected end-devices and millions of messages transmitted. This high performance is achieved by utilizing Adaptive Data Rate (ADR) and by using a multi-channel multi modem transceiver in the gateway so that simultaneous messages on multiple channels can be received.LORAWAN NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
A LoRaWAN network is deployed in a star of stars network architecture whereby end-devices are not associated with a specific gateway but transmit data to multiple gateways within it radio range.
End-Devices
Device manufacturers can efficiently resort to LoRa Alliance specifications and certification programs to design end-devices that will connect to LoRaWAN networks. They can also achieve a faster time to market by leveraging existing Reference Design offers proposed by some vendors, based on their expertise of LoRaWAN networks, to efficiently embed LoRaWAN connectivity in their design, get best practices to optimize device connection and data transmission on the network.
Radio Network
LoRa Gateways, designed for outdoor and indoor use, can independently support tens of thousands of sensor end-devices and enable public and private networks deployments. The gateways support bi-directional communication and can simultaneously process messages from many LoRa-based sensor end-devices. The gateway act as packet forwarders and send packets to a network server through a backhaul connection that may use Ethernet, Wi-Fi, 3G, or 4G / LTE. LoRa gateways are less expensive compared to cellular base stations, making the increase of the network capacity really affordable by simply adding additional gateways, in an easy way. Gateways can support between 8 to 64 channels, which allows millions of messages per day processed by a network. The quality of the radio network (coverage, robustness, performance, up-time, reliability) directly depends on the quality of the gateways.
Core Network
The LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS) can be hosted in the cloud or deployed in the operator premises. It processes packets received from multiple gateways, directing them to an application server. Deploying and operating a performant LoRaWAN network requests powerful tools to monitor, optimize, manage or troubleshoot the gateways, their configuration and grant the requested network QoS. Inspired by cellular network experience, some vendors are offering a full suite of management solutions Operations Support System (OSS), to efficiently orchestrate the entire network in real-time, and ensure its perfect availability for mission critical data collection. On top of LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS), Base Stations Controller (BSC) is a key set of features to remotely operate the LoRa gateways deployed on the field (settings, alerts firmware and application update, security, integrity), whereas Radio Network Controller (RNC) helps to constantly monitor and optimize radio performances and coverage of the entire network (frequencies, spectrum, coverage, power, load).
Application Servers
The LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS) send packets to the appropriate application server which handles the customer application and treat the data to present them as relevant. Radio Access Network capabilities can also be integrated directly in applications servers and dashboards through APIs, for quickly setting up and managing a LoRaWAN network. Business owners can also enrich application server capabilities with value added services like geolocation or end-device management, to make the most of radio and core network capabilities, and create new services generating additional revenue streams.