Energy Hub: Meters association

[jedzruiz1985]

Hi EcoXperts,

Just an inquiry.

Scenario 1:

If I have 20 meters commissioned in a PAS800L and being monitored as well by PME, and I want to try and play with EEH, can I just let say buy 10 licenses for only 10 meters I want to be monitored by EEH? Does EEH has the flexibility to choose which meters are the licenses going to be applied to? Or Do I really have to buy 20 licenses for it to work as a minimum since the PAS has 20 registered meters?

Scenario 2:

Lets say, a retrofit job of 128 Modbus/TCP IP devices connected in a single panel server via a switch since this is the maximum number it can accommodate, however, if I am to use EEH as the EMS, does this limit stay the same or do we need to install additional panel servers? The EEH Load calculator says we need 6 panel servers. 

Same goes with PME, I believe they have different load calculations?

Hoping for clarity on these points

Thanks in advance

[Mathew_Losey]

Hi there, 

This isn't a validated architecture, so we can't guarantee that the devices connected to PME will also be able to publish the configuration and data to Energy Hub concurrently.  It would be our recommendation to have a dedicated system/pilot for Energy Hub that is aligned with the typical application and validated architectures.

Energy Hub is intended to be an out-of-the-box EMS that can be setup in minimal amount of time, so there is no configuration of devices at the Energy Hub level.  

Panel Server has limits to the quantity of measurements and events that it can publish to a cloud application during a given publication interval.  PME is an on-premise system and Panel Server functions as a pass-through gateway in this case, so the limits are different.  You must follow the gateway load calculator tool to quantify the amount of Panel Server gateways needed to connect the data to the cloud.

One reminder of the target application of Energy Hub...  It is intended for Small and Midsized Buildings, so a system at a single site with 50+ devices is probably a better fit for PME.

[jedzruiz1985]

Hi Mathew,

Thanks for your response. 

"Energy Hub is intended to be an out-of-the-box EMS that can be setup in minimal amount of time, so there is no configuration of devices at the Energy Hub level. " 

Ok I got your point. But how about the question of if I have 20 existing meters connected to an existing panel server (PAS800L lets say) and I just want 10 meters to be monitored through EEH. Can I just buy 10 licenses and select which meters to apply the license to? Or is it really 1 is to 1? 

Based on your answer, I am assuming that If I only need 10 meters to be monitored then I need to add another panel server and rewire those 10 meters to the new panel server dedicated to EEH. If I understood it correctly, EEH is not flexible enough as to select which meters I need monitored. Its just whatever is commissioned in the panel server, I need to buy licenses for all. 

Would be nice if this feature will be added. That you are able to select which meters you need only out of all meters commissioned on the panel server.