energy management software guide

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 2. ELINK IN FOUR STEPS ..................................................................... 3. TARIFF SETTINGS ............................................................................ 4. PERSONAL SETTINGS ..................................................................... 5. COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM THE MONITOR ....................... 6. MAIN PAGE: ELINK .......................................................................... 7. HOW TO DISPLAY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION DATA ................. 8. CONSUMPTION CURVE ................................................................... 9. TARIFF CHECKER ............................................................................ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................

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1. INTRODUCTION

elink is an energy consumption management program that will help you increase your understanding of energy consumption and offer a more sophisticated means to analyse energy consumption.elink software will: Use the data from your efergy wireless monitor to produce graphs and demand curves for your energy consumption. Help compare different tariffs that could reduce energy costs Discover the advantages of shifting consumption to lower tariff rate periods Introduce ideas on energy saving plans How to contact us If you have any questions about using your efergy products, please feel free to contact us, or visit the website for up to date information, downloads, and frequently asked questions. Email your questions at software@efergy.com We aim to answer all emails within 48 hours. Efergy Customer Service. T +44 (0) 8450 177 769

2. ELINK IN FOUR STEPS

STEP 1. INSTALLATION Insert the CD into your PC, open the set-up program (setup.exe) and follow the instructions. When you install this software make sure: Date and time of your e2 wireless monitor and your PC are the same.
(Remember adjusting date and time again when replacing batteries into the monitor)

You have Internet connection. You must have Administrator privileges When running Windows Vista, make sure the User Access Control (UAC) feature is turned off before running this software
IMPORTANT: The numbers on the wireless monitor and elink software may vary from one another. Some data sets can be interpreted differently. You may find data on the display differ to that on PC. The wireless electricity monitor and elink cannot be used as a comparison to your electricity meter. Electricity meters have to conform to much stricter guidelines and testing procedures, which are not applicable to wireless monitors. All data collected from the e2 shuold be for reference only.

STEP 2. ADJUSTING TARIFF Before downloading any data from your wireless monitor please pay attention to the following instructions: 1. Identify the tariff with an ID number for future reference. 2. Adjust the values on the software to a rate charged by your supplier. STEP 3. COLLECT DATA FROM MONITOR Once the set-up of the tariff has been adjusted, set-up of the elink software is complete. Connect your wireless monitor to your PC. Connection should be made with USB cable provided. To collect data, click on the COLLECT DATA button on the top right hand side of the screen. A green bar will display the amount of time left for data to be downloaded. When complete you will be able to access to all applications on the elink page. STEP 4. APPLICATIONS Click on the different application headings to get a view of your electricity consumption data. You will be able to: observe your hourly, daily, weekly and monthly consumptions graphically see your own average consumption curve for the week and the year compare and make alternative tariff analysis

3. TARIFF SETTINGS

On your electricity bill you will find all the details for setting the tariff: Tariff ID: you need to identify your tariff settings with a name or code in order to recognise this tariff settings. This will allow you to save tariff settings changes and see the effect on shifting electricity suppliers. Select Single or Dual tariff Set the cost per kWh and the time (dual tariff): this is the amount of money you pay for each unit of energy consumed. For dual tariff you need to set the time each tariff starts. Monthly standing charge. This is a fix amount you may pay to your energy utility. Check your energy bill to find this out. If this is given on your bill as a quarterly figure, divide it by 3.
TIP: If you are charged more for the first number of kWh used per quarter, then a lower rate thereafter, please perform the following calculation and add the data to the monthly standing charge settings. Example: if first 200kWh per quarter charged at 18p, all units thereafter charged at 12p, then (0,18/kWh - 0,12/kWh) x 200kWh = 12 per quarter = 3 per month.

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

SETTINGS
04/06/2008

DISPLAY DATA

TARIFF CHECKER

HELP

QUIT COLLECT DATA BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008 LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008

TARGET FOLLOW UP

PERSONAL

APPLY

DISCARD

User name
Good Bad

YOUR NAME UNITED KINGDOM 0 Carbon Ratio per 0.40 day

Country Currency Symbol Set Your Target

JAN

APR AGO DEC TARIFF

Tariff ID.

#001

Single tariff Dual tariff Type/Name

Peak Off-Peak

0,12

/kWh Price
0,14 0,08

From /kWh /kWh

to

Monthly standing charge*

0

/kWh/month

*If this is given on your bill as a Quarterly figure, divide it by 4.

4. PERSONAL SETTINGS

Personal settings: Please enter the correct information into the boxes. For carbon ratio the UK 0,43 kg. of CO2 is emitted per one kWh of electricity. Consumption plan/target*: with elink you can create your own consumption targets, set your energy consumption target by defining the following parameters: Target amount: please enter the amount for analysis Your type of plan: please choose target setting between kWh used, costs () or carbon emissions (kg.CO2) Time period of your plan: define periods for comparison - daily, weekly or monthly plans. Target follow up: on the left side of the program you will find an indicator that will tell you how you are to your target. The indicator will show you: Good or Bad. A blue colour suggests you are within the targets set. An orange color suggests you are below your target and consuming more than planned. Distance: The percentage shown relate directly to how you are to your target. Example: Blue 50% indicator will mean you are using half of the target set.
*Setting a plan needs a wide knowledge of your average consumption. We recommmend playing for a while with the program until you recognize your consumption figures before setting a plan.

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

SETTINGS
04/06/2008

DISPLAY DATA

TARIFF CHECKER

HELP

QUIT COLLECT DATA BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008 LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008

TARGET FOLLOW UP

PERSONAL

APPLY

DISCARD

User name
Good Bad

YOUR NAME UNITED KINGDOM 0 Carbon Ratio per 0.40 day

Country Currency Symbol Set Your Target

JAN

APR AGO DEC TARIFF Tariff ID.

#001

Single tariff Dual tariff Type/Name

Peak Off-Peak

0,12 /kWh

Price
0,14 /kWh 0,08 /kWh

From

to

Monthly standing charge*

0 /kWh/month
*If this is given on your bill as a Quarterly figure, divide it by 4.

5. COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM THE MONITOR

COLLECTING DATA STEP 1. Connect the USB to the wireless monitor and PC STEP 2. The PC will take a few seconds to recognise the USB connection STEP 3. Press the button COLLECT DATA. You will see an horizontal bar moves across the screen showing download progress STEP 4. Disconnect the USB cable from your PC once you have finished collecting data ATTENTION: if data cannot be collected successfully, please disconnect the USB cable and connect again. The PC and software require a short amount of time to recognise the USB connection BACK-UP This option allows you save information (settings and energy consumption data) as well as transferring the data to another PC. Back-up copy: you will need to select the folder where you want to save the data. Restore data: in this case you need to select where you have saved the data previously.

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

SETTINGS
04/06/2008

DISPLAY DATA

TARIFF CHECKER

HELP

QUIT COLLECT DATA BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008 LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008

TARGET FOLLOW UP

ENERGY

COSTS

CARBON FOOTPRINT

Good

Bad

DAILY CONSUMPTION

11.67 555.67 4,259.55

JAN

APR AGO DEC

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR

ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR

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6. MAIN PAGE: ELINK

Summary: Each time the elink program is opened the elink summary page will be shown. This page contains a short summary of your consumption: Daily consumption, corresponds to your daily average consumption Annual consumption, corresponds to annual accumulated consumption Estimated annual consumption. This is an estimation based on daily average data Select viewed data: Above the main summary you will find three buttons: ENERGY, COSTS, CARBON FOOTPRINT. Select the unit (kWh, , kg.CO2) to check the value of your indicators. Target follow up: on the left side of the program you will find an indicator that will tell you how you are to your target. The indicator will show you: Good or Bad. A blue colour suggests you are within the targets set. An orange color suggests you are below your target and consuming more than planned. Distance: The percentage shown relate directly to how you are to your target.

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

SETTINGS
04/06/2008

DISPLAY DATA

TARIFF CHECKER

HELP

QUIT COLLECT DATA BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008 LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008

TARGET FOLLOW UP

ENERGY

COSTS

CARBON FOOTPRINT

Good

Bad

DAILY CONSUMPTION

11.67 555.67 4,259.55

JAN

APR AGO DEC

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR

ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR

13

7. HOW TO DISPLAY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION DATA

Press the DISPLAY DATA button to discover your energy consumption profile at different periods of time. Periods: 24 hours: displays daily consumption taken at hourly periods. Find out at which times you consume most! Week-days: displays your daily consumption within a week. Check the differences between workdays and weekends! Daily-months: displays your daily consumption within each month. Can you explain why you consumed the most on a certain day? Monthly-year: here the program displays monthly consumption within current year. Discover different consumption patterns between seasons - what effect does winter and summer time have on consumption? Consumption curve: go to section 8 of the booklet for more information. Select viewed data: Above the main summary you will find three buttons: ENERGY, COSTS, CARBON FOOTPRINT. Select the unit (kWh, , kg.CO2) to check the value of your indicators. What does the orange color bar mean? This data belongs to the maximum value (peak) on the graphs.

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

SETTINGS
04/06/2008

DISPLAY DATA

TARIFF CHECKER

HELP

QUIT COLLECT DATA BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008 LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008

Good DISPLAY DATA BY:

Bad

ENERGY

COSTS

CARBON FOOTPRINT

24 HOURS DAILY PER WEEK DAILY PER MONTH MONTHLY PER YEAR CONSUMPTION CURVE

kWh 0,455

24 HOURS
0,455

kWh

DAILY PER WEEK

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

kWh 0,455

DAILY PER MONTH

0,455

kWh

MONTHLY PER YEAR

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0,455

0 MAR APR

0 JAN

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8. CONSUMPTION CURVE

Daily consumption bar (week-days) The daily consumption curve represents the demand for energy throughout a 24 hour period (from 00:00 to 23:59). You should be able to identify trends and different periods of the day when electricity use changes. Typical daily demand curves will show peak usage between the morning and evening, before and after you leave for work or children go / return from school. The curve displays what time you consume most electricity and most importantly how you can change this behaviour. Reducing your consumption at energy peak periods and shifting these to off-peak periods you will save money and CO2 emissions. The week-day-curve displays average consumption over a week. This allows the user to compare and understand daily changes in energy demand within a week. Discover the differences between your demand on a work-day and a weekend!

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

SETTINGS
04/06/2008

DISPLAY DATA

TARIFF CHECKER

HELP

QUIT COLLECT DATA BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008 LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008 WEEKLY MONTHLY

Good DISPLAY DATA BY:

Bad

Sunday Thursday

Monday Friday

Tuesday Saturday

Wednesday

24 HOURS DAILY PER WEEK DAILY PER MONTH MONTHLY PER YEAR CONSUMPTION CURVE

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Consumption curve (months) The month-curve displays average consumption by months. This allows the user to compare energy demand at each month. Do you have similar profile in winter and summer? Find out how different seasons can affect to your energy consumption. How can you change this behaviour to save money and CO2 emissions? Monthly maximum power demand: The month-curve will display maximum consumption used over the month / year.

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

SETTINGS
04/06/2008

DISPLAY DATA

TARIFF CHECKER

HELP

QUIT COLLECT DATA BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008 LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008 WEEKLY MONTHLY

Good DISPLAY DATA BY:

Bad

January May September

February June October

March July November

April August December

24 HOURS DAILY PER WEEK DAILY PER MONTH MONTHLY PER YEAR CONSUMPTION CURVE

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9. TARIFF CHECKER

This application will help you compare electricity suppliers. This is specially useful for: - Dual tariff users: to check whether other utilities can give you better deals - Single tariff users: to check whether a dual tariff will cut your electricity bills. Tariff checker. You will need to find the latest information from the internet on different rates and enter the data into the table. Step 1. Tick the energy consumption scenario already registered by your monitor and collected to your PC. You will find monthly and yearly data. Step 2. Tick alternative tariff options. Step 3. Click on Check it out! and the software will make a comparison based on the tariff info and your consumption data.
I IMPORTANT: The elink program has not been designed for billing purposes. Please do not use the data from the elink to contact your supplier about billing information or questioning regarding comparisons

Import tariff. Click on this box to add alternative tariff settings. Follow same indications as when you set your tariff profile. After you save, the settings will be saved and registered, and now you will be able to compare these with your current tariff.

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

SETTINGS
04/06/2008

DISPLAY DATA

TARIFF CHECKER

HELP

QUIT COLLECT DATA BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008 LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008

Good

Bad

IMPORT DATA

SIMULATE TARIFFS

Import Tariff...

Refresh

Delete tariff

Finish

Energy records
Date 2008 March 2008 Tariff ID Tariff 2.0.3 Tariff 2.0.3 kWh 7.988.75 510.89

What if...?
Tariff ID Tariff 2.0.3 Tariff 2.0.1 Last update 02/02/2008 05/04/2008 ACT

Check it out!

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Hardware: CPU compatible with: Intel Pentium (Pentium 4 and above) Intel Celeron Intel Xeon Intel Core AMD Athlon 64 AMD Opteron AMD Sempron Memory: + 256 Mega bytes. Free space: + 500 Mega bytes de hard disk Graphics: 32bit, compatible nVidia/ATI. Monitor: minimum 15. Software: OS: Windows XP/Vista x32 with SP3 for WinXP and SP1 for VISTA. Platform: .Net framework 3.5 with SP1. Desktop: minimum 800x600, 32bit color.

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