ABB Ability Energy & Asset Manager

How it works

ABB Ability Energy and Asset Manager connects to the cloud using low-voltage distribution panels with circuit breakers, relays, metering devices, transfer switches and other equipment. Depending on the requirements of the application, the devices can be connected via Modbus RTU or TCP, sending data to the cloud via one of two ways:

Embedded solution with Ekip Com Hub

• A SACE® Emax 2 breaker, Ekip UP+ monitoring and control device, or TruONE™ ATS equipped with the new Ekip Com Hub establishes the cloud connection for the whole switchboard.

• This dedicated cartridge-type communication module just needs to be inserted into the terminal box and connected to the internet.

External solution with ABB Ability™ Edge Industrial gateway

• The ABB Ability™ Edge Industrial gateway module can be mounted on DIN rail to collect data throughout the system.

• Connect sensors to measure environmental parameters (temperature, water, gas) via both analog and digital I/O.

• ABB Ability™ Edge Industrial gateway has enhanced connectivity functionalities, providing Wi-Fi or 3G/4G connectivity.

Energy Manager & Asset Manager Modules

Modules can be purchased separately or as a bundle. Click on each module to learn more.

Start and Complete Matching

Start Matching (NO SUBSCRIPTION NEEDED):

• Gain access to site performance data without having devices connected

• Benchmark with other similar buildings in the country

• Access investment opportunities to save

• Energy and lower carbon footprints

• Advise on possible enhancements

• Evaluate achievable targets to improve energy efficiency

Complete Matching:

• Identify your energy consumption profile simply from your energy bills or local calculation sheets

• Store your energy bills in a unique repository for each site

• Compare the energy tariffs of your facilities

Watching

• Visualize real-time and historical trend data from your multi-utility devices

• Assess energy consumption for the different areas, including the one necessary for auditing processes

• Quickly get reports from your energy devices on consumption & generation with related cost allocation

• Forecast your energy profile and ensure bench-marking of data from different sites

Checking

• Understand energy usage patterns and easily receive a full picture of your energy portfolio use formulas to create custom analysis

• Validate savings achieved with energy efficiency actions in accordance with IPMVP procedures by M&V practice

• Export customizable report including billing and activity maps

Performing

• Immediately recognize site performance by Energy Performance Indicators

• Collect time series data that affect that may affect energy consumption in your plant

• Get rationales by APIs or new E-kit

• Integrate distributed energy resources together with energy multi-utility, electrical distribution and industrial equipment

Scanning

• Detect power quality anomalies from your medium and low voltage electrical distribution

• Identify power quality recurrence and impacts according to standardized KPIs

• Be advised on actions which can improve the power quality in your site

• Keep track of improvement activities to measure your benefits

ABB Ability™ Energy Manager

Energy efficiency has become essential to running cost-efficient operations. ABB AbilityTM Energy Manager provides real-time understanding of your energy consumption and identifies areas of improvement. And it’s scalable, from a single site to a multi-facility system with hundreds of users.

• Monitor - Discover Site performance, supervise the electrical system and allocate costs.
• Analyze - Schedule automatic data exports, improve the use of assets and take the right business decision.
• Act - Set up alerts and notify to key personnel and remotely implement an effective efficiency strategy to achieve energy savings in a simple way.

ABB Ability™ Asset Manager

ABB Ability Asset Manager sets a new benchmark for simplicity and flexibility in asset-performance management. Allowing users to see and optimize site equipment behavior anytime, anywhere via an intuitive graphic interface.  This helps with reliability, availability, and to minimize unplanned maintenance.

Condition Monitoring - ABB Ability Asset Manager provides granular visibility of asset behavior in real time for both LV and MV environments.

Predictive Analytics - Detect potential faults through condition assessment, performance trends and pre-alarm notifications.

Maintenance Planning - Root-cause analysis of asset condition enables predictive maintenance that significantly reduces unplanned downtime and operational costs.
 

Features

• Real-time power and energy monitoring dashboards via the cloud
• AI-powered intelligent alerts that can be sent via text message and email
• Up to 5 years of electrical data storage
• Automated reporting on key metrics (e.g., energy cost, power quality)
• Predictive maintenance dashboard on circuit breakers
• Power and energy use forecasting tool
• Runs on secure Microsoft Azure platform

Benefits

• Efficiency - By eliminating inefficiencies in the system and providing a higher level of control, ABB Ability Energy & Asset Manager can save 10% on utility bills alone and can help cut overall operational costs by up to 30%.
• Reliability - Avoid downtime and the costs of unnecessary maintenance and equipment checks.
• Lower OpEx – Simplify building management, and reduce equipment and maintenance expenses—with up to 30% savings.
• Reduce costs – Comprehensive electrical system data collection makes comparative analysis, benchmarking, reporting, cost allocation and implementation of energy management strategies fast and easy.
• Simple and scalable – Unmatched scalability and flexibility enable easy integration with complex supervision and management systems in single- and multiple-site applications.

Applications

ABB Ability™ Energy and Asset Manager is based on a simple and integrated architecture, with self-configuring connection and guided commissioning that guarantees high flexibility of application.