The Metering app is the tool to measure consumptions like water, electricity or gas in a BMS project.
To open the app click the Metering symbol on the Web Manager's dashboard:
The app contains of two pages:
- Calculation: set up and evaluate calculation charts.
- Configuration: set up basic data for metering.
Architecture
A typical meter - e.g. a water meter - consists of a trending, a resource and a costrate.
The Trending delivers the raw data for the metering.
The Resource describes what is measured and the unit (e.g. m3, kWh).
The Cost Rate contains the price for the resource per unit (e.g. €/m3).
Configuration
Basic elements
Trending
Resource
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | |
| Description | |
| Unit * | |
| Cost rate | |
| Consumption factor | |
| Consumption factor name * | |
| Consumption factor unit * | |
| Consumption factor total * |
Cost rate
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | |
| Description | |
| Default price * |
Meter
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | |
| Description | |
| Meter Type * | |
| Trending | |
| Resource * |
Cost center
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | |
| Description |