Energy billing to tenants
Energy Billing with SENSECOM-CMD series
Case
A developer renting space in a shopping mall needs to collect information on the energy consumption of individual tenants on an ongoing basis in order to be able to bill them on a monthly basis.
How this was done in the past
What it looks like today
Most of the installed sub-meters in this shopping centre had either S0 pulse or direct data output. The SENSECOM-IMD device was connected to the pulse output and the SENSECOM-CMD device (with RS485 interface and MODBUS communication protocol) was connected to the data output. The installation did not require any intervention in the electrical or data infrastructure of the building or replacement of the meters with built-in wireless communication. The SENSECOM devices were added to the existing meter cabinets. The SENSECOM devices communicate wirelessly to the entire network, so data flows into the center’s information system without the need for manual editing.
Conclusion
Use in other areas
The SENSECOM-CMD readout device is used to read registers from devices other than meters, it is connected to sensors or devices communicating via RS485 or RS232 with MODBUS protocol. The device has galvanic isolation of this communication interface and thus cannot damage the connected meter.
Ongoing information on the energy consumption.