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Configuration

Engineer access required

The Configuration section is only visible and accessible to users with engineer access. If you do not see Configuration in the EMS sidebar, contact your platform administrator.

Configuration is where engineers define which machines act as energy incomers and how the facility's energy is divided into utilization sections. This setup only needs to be done once (or updated when your electrical infrastructure changes).

Incomers Setup

An incomer is a machine in the Digital Twin that represents an energy source feeding your facility.

Adding an incomer

  1. Navigate to EMS → Configuration → Incomers Setup.
  2. Click Add Incomer.

  3. The dialog shows a machine picker with two modes — use the toggle to switch between them:

    Browse by workspace, then select the machine from that workspace. This is the default mode and is suited to facilities where machines are organised by physical location.

    Browse by manufacturing process, then select the machine assigned to that process. Use this if your machines are organised by process rather than location.

  4. Select the Incomer Type that matches the energy source:

    Type Meaning
    EB Utility grid supply (Electricity Board)
    SOLAR Solar photovoltaic installation
    WIND Wind turbine
    DG Diesel generator

  5. Optionally enter a Rating (for example, 500 kVA) to record the incomer's rated capacity for reference.

  6. Click Add.

The incomer immediately appears in the table and will be included in all EMS analytics.

Removing an incomer

Click the delete icon (bin) on the incomer's row. This removes the incomer from EMS analytics but does not affect the machine itself in the Digital Twin.

Note

A machine can only be registered as one incomer type at a time.

Sections Setup

A utilization section is a logical grouping of machines whose combined energy consumption is tracked together — for example, a production hall, a compressor room, or an HVAC system.

Adding a section

  1. Navigate to EMS → Configuration → Sections Setup.
  2. Click Add Section.
  3. Enter a Section Name (required) and an optional Description.
  4. Click Create.

Editing a section

Click the pencil icon on a section row to update its name or description.

Deleting a section

Click the delete icon (bin) on a section row. This removes the section and all its machine mappings. The machines themselves are not affected.

Warning

Deleting a section is permanent and will remove it from all historical section reports.

Adding machines to a section

  1. Click a section row to expand it. The machines currently in the section are listed.
  2. Click Add Machine.
  3. Use the machine picker (Workspace or Process mode) to select a machine.

  4. Set the Share — a number between 0 and 1 representing the proportion of this machine's energy that counts toward this section.

    Examples: - 1 — 100% of the machine's consumption is attributed to this section (most common). - 0.5 — 50% of the machine's consumption is attributed to this section (use when a machine serves two sections equally). - 0.3 — 30% attributed here; the remainder would be assigned to other sections or left unallocated.

  5. Click Add.

Removing a machine from a section

In the expanded section view, click the delete icon next to the machine. This removes the mapping but does not affect the machine itself.

Data Loggers Setup

The Data Loggers Setup page controls which manually-entered data loggers are accessible from the EMS sidebar.

Data loggers let plant operators enter energy readings by hand — for example, a sub-meter that must be read physically, or a generator fuel log. They are created in the Digital Twin application and then selectively surfaced in EMS using this page.

Adding a data logger to EMS

  1. Navigate to EMS → Configuration → Data Loggers Setup.
  2. The list shows all data loggers created in your organisation.
  3. Click Add next to any logger you want to appear in EMS.

An In EMS badge appears on the row and the logger is immediately visible under EMS → Data Loggers.

Removing a data logger from EMS

Click Remove on any row that has the In EMS badge. The logger is removed from the EMS sidebar but its recorded data is not deleted.

Note

To create a new data logger or modify which parameters it records, go to Digital Twin → Data Logger.

Settings

The Settings page controls organisation-wide EMS behaviour that affects all users.

Maximum Demand Unit

Option When to use
kW — Kilowatt (LT) Choose this for low-tension installations (up to 11 kV). Most industrial consumers on LT supply are billed for maximum demand in kilowatts. This is the default.
kVA — Kilovolt-ampere (HT) Choose this for high-tension installations (above 11 kV). HT consumers are typically billed for maximum demand in kilovolt-amperes, which includes the reactive component of power.

Click the tile for the appropriate unit. The change takes effect immediately and updates all peak demand displays across the EMS — the trend charts, the demand table, the dashboard KPI card, and the live peak demand tiles.

How to choose

If you are unsure which unit applies to your installation, check your electricity bill. Look at the demand charge line — if it is in kW you are on LT billing; if it is in kVA or kVAh you are on HT billing. You can also ask your electrical engineer or utility provider.

Frequently asked questions

Can the same machine appear in more than one section?
Yes. A machine can be mapped to multiple sections with different share values. The shares do not need to add up to 1 — unallocated consumption is simply not reflected in any section total.

Can a machine be both an incomer and in a utilization section?
Yes, though it is unusual. An incomer machine represents energy entering the facility, while section machines represent where that energy is consumed. They serve different purposes in the EMS and can coexist.

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