IPMon Power Monitoring

IPMon Focus:

  • Live Monitoring Pty has recently completed an installation that will help its client to monitor and modify their power usage.
  • This will mean it will comply with the urgent requirements to reduce power usage by 10% due to a critical power shortage in South Africa.
  • The system utilises the IPMon software to record the data.
  • It can alert and report on the power drawn by the entire plant with a live view of the data. There is also a graphical view of the data as well as daily emailed reports.
  • A special feature is the addition of a Maximum ,Minimum and Average demand report .The user selects the time period and the system will report on the time and value of the occurrence within the requested period.


 Diagram 1 IPMon Interface Showing sensor Data

Clients:

  • Automould Plastics

 

Application:

  • The IPMon server collects data from current transducers installed on the three main power phases on the feed into the plant.
  • The sensor data is stored in a MS SQL database.
  • If the data exceeds a custom client set threshold then alerts are generated and sent via email\SMS to the contacts that have been set as per a schedule i.e. current above 1000 Amps send SMS alert or if current = 0 alert to power failure.
  • The data is used to generate web pages as requested by users.
  • Reports can be generated and emailed to interested parties on a weekly basis.
  • The entire GUI is web based allowing users to easily view data onsite or remotely from any web browser.

Cost:

  • Costs vary per installation a sample cost sheet is available on request. Software is costed as SAS (software as a service) monthly.

Interfaces:

  • IPMon uses an analogue input module to interface to the current transducer.
  • IPMon utilises TCP Modbus protocol to poll the data from the input module.
  • Email Alerts and reports are sent out utilising SMTP .
  • SMS & MMS  alerts are sent via GSM SMS or MMS recipients or alternatively a email to SMS gateway.


Diagram 2 IPMon Interface Showing Alert Data

Target Market:

  • Corporate/ Manufacturing that need to monitor power being drawn and alert if it is too high or if there is a power cut.

Technology:

  • Windows based server and web based GUI.
  • Runs on Windows XP Pro, Windows 2003 Server
  • Database stored in MS SQL.
  • Intranet & Internet interface uses Asp 2.0 .net application.
  • Utilises Ajax to provide better client experience.
  • Alerts sent via SMS/Email using GSM modem.
  • Reports can be generated as required or automatically.
  • Data can be exported to CSV files

 
  • IPMon has built in mobile web pages to view the status of the unit from mobile sources such as pocket PC’s or GSM mobile phones :


Diagram 4 IPMon Mobile Interface Showing Camera data.

 


Diagram 5 IPMon graphical report data.

 Alerts can include data from several sources including showing images from IPcameras at the time of the alert.



Diagram 6 IPMon Email Alert Showing embedded images.

System Layout: