Save energy with reports and analyses
ErbisOne is designed to process an infinite amount of data from every possible data source into reliable information about energy consumption. In the ErbisOne Portal, you have access to a complete set of reports that give your organization insight into energy consumption and possible savings. In this second blog in the Featured! series you will learn more about the power of the reports in ErbisOne.
From data to relevant information
The data in your buildings contains valuable information, especially when the data comes in structurally, such as data from your metering company, (smart) energy meters, data loggers, BMS and sustainable generation. When this data is combined with other types of data such as opening hours, outdoor temperatures and building size, relevant and interesting insights come into view. In the ErbisOne basic monitoring, you have access to a number of automatically generated consumption reports, depending on the energy flows in your building.
Consumption reporting
When a consumption report is opened, ErbisOne initially shows a chart of the consumption per energy flow, for example gas or electricity, over a certain period of time. The period for which the consumption is shown and also its interval can be easily adjusted. To make further analyses of your consumption, you can add optional data to the chart, such as (outdoor) temperature, degree days and/or the consumption of the previous year. In addition, you can easily add filters, such as opening hours and high/low rates. These automatically generated consumption reports are available by default to all ErbisOne users.
An example of a consumption report
ErbisOne energy monitoring: save energy with the help of smart reporting
Energy Saving Reports
What makes working with ErbisOne attractive is the high computing power and speed of the system. The data is immediately translated into relevant reports that show the savings opportunities. ErbisOne users have access to a number of rock-solid reports, including the weekday profile, load duration curve and scatterplot.
The weekday profile
In ErbisOne, the energy consumption of your buildings can be compared to the hours of the day in several ways. In this way, you can make a report of the correct moments when your consumption took place. One example of this is the weekday profile. This report shows at a glance what the consumption is per hour of each day of the week. This allows you to easily recognize the consumption profile of your building, for both gas and electricity. With the weekday profile, you can prevent too high consumption outside opening hours, too early start-up of air conditioning systems and too high base load. All three common errors caused by incorrect adjustment of installations; a major cause of a lot of energy and cost waste in Dutch buildings.
The image shows an example of a weekday profile of a town hall. In this profile, a high consumption can be seen far beyond opening hours and on weekends. The installation is not well aligned with the opening hours of the building.
ErbisOne energy monitoring: save energy with the help of smart reporting
The load duration curve
Another form of reporting in ErbisOne is the load duration curve. In this report, you compare your electricity consumption with the number of hours in a year. In a load duration curve you have direct insight into the height of your base load and your maximum power. Based on this, you may be able to take the measure to lower the base load or lower your contracted power. When the opening hours of your building are also known in ErbisOne, they can be included in the load duration curve and it also becomes clear what your consumption is during and outside opening hours. This way, you can immediately see if your organization is using too much energy outside opening hours.
An example of a load duration curve as it should be, with an excellent base load and a consumption in accordance with the opening hours.
ErbisOne energy monitoring: save energy with the help of smart reporting
The scatterplot
In addition to plotting energy consumption against time, the relationship between the consumption and the outside temperature also provides relevant insights. In ErbisOne, this analysis is represented in a scatterplot. In this report, all electricity and/or gas consumption of a year is shown in one diagram and this is compared to the outside temperature at the time of the consumption measurement. This allows you to see at a glance how your consumption is developing as the outside temperature goes down or up. By adding a heating line to this, you can immediately see when undesirable consumption is taking place and at the same time prevent cooling and heating.
In the image you can see an example of a scatterplot in which it can be seen that things are not running quite right. This is because it heats a little bit above the heating threshold. This may be due to simultaneous cooling and/or heating. Waste is a risk here.
ErbisOne energy monitoring: save energy with the help of smart reporting
EBS Duty
Since January 2018, it has been made mandatory for various sectors to have an Energy Registration and Monitoring System (EBS). You can read the manual on the RVO website. The above analyses are all part of this. With ErbisOne, you fully comply with this legislation and more.