Are energy saving devices like sticking plasters?
Are energy saving devices like sticking plasters?
As the saying goes, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it, and this is particularly true of energy usage. Everyone buys energy saving devices, but before energy costs can be significantly reduced, you need to know where they are going, so consumption data must be made gathered and analysed.
Energy Control Pack (ECP)
The Energy Control Pack (ECP) from Mitsubishi Electric records all the data required from production level to control level in real time and makes it available for analysis on various levels in management systems simultaneously. Energy Control Pack gives plant owners tailored control over their electrical energy usage
Developed jointly with e-F@ctory partners INEA and LEM, the system combines the hardware, software and documentation required for a turnkey energy management system in a scalable solution. The Energy Control Pack is based on a series of proven control modules, which can be selected, configured and scaled to suit any given application, new or existing.
80% preconfigured for faster installation
The Energy Control Pack is fully field-tested, which means installation and commissioning can be achieved on a right first time basis. Up to 80 per cent of the ECP can be preassembled and adapted to new as well as existing installations, and it can be used to control speeds, adjust loads and control temperatures throughout the operating life of the plant.
Mitsubishi Electric offers a wide range of user-friendly products which can help plant owners in reducing their energy consumption, CO2 emissions and costs. These include, for example, variable speed inverter drives for motors, that generate maximum output with minimum input. The feature responsible for this is an Optimum Excitation Control function (OEC) which ensures that the connected motor receives the exact magnetic flux required for maximum efficiency during operation. OEC reduces the energy consumption of an installation compared with a conventional network with peaks by up to 60 per cent.
This enables savings to be made on energy costs, especially at lower speeds. The FR-A800 Series inverter drives also have an integrated energy recovery function which makes it ideal for applications with cyclical acceleration and deceleration.
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