EM - Energy Management (Instrumentation)

Often known as Instrumentation, the requirements of Industrial Energy Management go beyond just measuring consumption. This is because of the widespread use of machinery each with its own set peculiarities. In the case of electricity, it may include, voltage, current, power-factor and power quality. In the case of water (and other liquids) it may include temperature, PH, mineral level, etc. The extended purpose may be quality control, preventive maintenance, safety, compliance with industry/government standards, predictive analysis, process control, etc. A large number of sensors are often deployed. Most modern Energy Management systems transmit the information on a continuous basis via Internet/Wi-Fi directly to sophisticated Data-Warehouse software (multi-dimensional database) which analyzes the data to produce reports, dashboards and alerts.