Find out how the Tinytag Energy Logger provides accurate energy consumption data in commercial premises on Gemini Data Loggers’ Stand at the RWM Exhibition next month.
Gemini is the UK manufacturer of the Tinytag range of data loggers, including the Energy Logger – an easy to use portable data recorder which monitors single and three phase power usage.
Regular monitoring can be very effective: it is often easier to look at logger readings than attempt to decipher electricity bills (which are often estimated) or meter readings! The Energy Logger uses non-invasive flexible coils to monitor the current in each phase of a three phase supply, while voltage information may be obtained via a standard 13A wall socket. It also records Power Factor (PF) data, a measure of power transmission efficiency: this can be significant because power companies typically charge a higher rate for industrial or commercial customers with a low PF.
The Energy Logger can be used for spot-checks or for longer term recording: data is downloaded to a PC, where it presented initially in graphs and tables in the Tinytag Explorer Software. Results from separate logging runs can be combined for comparison and evaluation. Analysis of readings helps identify times of peak load and power hungry or inefficient equipment, helps to build consumption profiles, monitors electrical distribution, provides sub-metering information, and helps assess the performance of energy saving initiatives.
The Energy Logger costs £795 +VAT for the full kit needed to start logging. A five minute video on Gemini’s website gives a brief overview of how it works.
Gemini will also be displaying its NEW range of Plus LAN data loggers: Plus LAN loggers collect data automatically, simply plugging into a network point and sending data directly for viewing in the Tinytag Explorer Connect software by any permitted user on a network. Loggers in the range monitor temperature, relative humidity, low voltage current and count.
LAN loggers can be mixed and matched with Tinytag indoor and outdoor radio loggers within a system to meet particular site layout and infrastructure requirements. They are ideal for applications where radio signals may be problematic due to network range or physical obstructions, wherever a convenient network point is available.
See the full Tinytag range on show at RWM, 12-14 September, NEC Stand 4C30
Gemini Data Loggers
Scientific House
Terminus Road
Chichester
PO19 8UJ
+44 (0) 1243 813000
