by Brianna Crandall — April 18, 2016 — Emerson, a global manufacturing and technology company, and DENT Instruments, a designer and manufacturer of power meters and data loggers, recently announced a strategic partnership, making wireless power measurement a reality.
In an ongoing effort to help customers face the challenge of meeting more stringent energy standards and improve equipment reliability, Emerson combined its Smart Wireless technology with DENT’s revenue-grade Power Meter to deliver a unique measurement solution that will greatly impact energy efficiency and sustainability across numerous markets.
Emerson’s new Wireless Power Meter monitors voltage, current, power, energy, and other electrical parameters on single- and three-phase electrical systems with revenue-grade accuracy.
Emerson’s new Wireless Power Meter monitors voltage, current, power, energy, and other electrical parameters on single- and three-phase electrical systems with revenue-grade accuracy. Continuously monitoring electricity consumption and power quality at submeter levels enables more granular energy management and effective monitoring, notes the company.
Ken Russell, president of Therm-O-Disc, a business unit of Emerson, said:
The introduction of the Power Meter to building maintenance, data centers, processing, industrial automation, cold chain and more, will have a significant impact as it measures energy at the point of consumption. We are enabling customers to better understand their power usage quality and therefore improve their energy efficiency. The list of markets and industries that would benefit from using the Power Meter is long, and the benefits are substantial.
This Emerson-DENT joint solution provides customers:
- Optimized connectivity for 99%+ data reliability via WirelessHART’s self-organizing, self-healing mesh network technology;
- Highly secure network communication via data encryption, critical key management, and end-to-end security features;
- Easy-to-install design and mounting features that support plug-and-play deployment in new or existing WirelessHART mesh networks; and
- Measurements of more than 20 energy variables to meet users’ needs.
Power Meter customer trial devices are available now through Emerson’s Therm-O-Disc business unit.
