Power Sub Metering for Commercial Buildings

Monitor and improve energy efficiency with real time, accurate metering

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 Drivers for Power and Energy Sub Metering

What is driving demand for power and energy sub metering?

• Legislative Drivers – Energy reduction goals mandated by building code, executive
orders, energy policy act, etc.
• Federal EPAct 05 – driving energy efficiency improvement for federal buildings
• State and local legislation – matching above goals on a state and local level
• ASHRAE Addendum “bh” to Standard 90.1-2013 requiring submetering devices
• This addendum incorporates the requirement to make collected energy related data
available with any applicable control systems in a manner that would be useful to building
operators.

• Economic Drivers – Financial return and internal hurdles

• Energy efficiency programs have high return and are meeting corporate ROI objectives

• Philosophical/Social Drivers – sustainability

• LEED V4.0 – now requires metering and energy usage data collection; no more estimating

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 Power-Energy Sub Metering

What does the power sub metering offer?

• A highly capable power and energy measurement tool

that provides data to support your energy efficiency
improvement strategies.

• Provides accurate metering that delivers real-time

power or energy consumption data to the BAS to
support energy baseline, trending, and validation of
savings from your energy improvement strategies.

• Provides broad electrical measurement capabilities to

provide the baseline metrics of today while being
capable enough for the diagnostics and energy usage
validation after your solutions are in place.

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 Power Sub Metering Application

Key Control and Product Applicability

• Use for real-time energy monitoring and control with BAS
• Power/energy monitoring for commercial or industrial tenants in conjunction with a BAS.
• Peak Demand measurement, supports Load Shedding functions, Demand flow functions

• Use for sub-metering applications, including:

• Electrical panels, Lighting panels, Power factor correction, Activities based cost allocation.

• Full-featured Digital Power and Energy Meter bundled with factory-calibrated CT’s
• Works on Single Phase, 3-Phase electrical systems, 80 to 600 VAC, phase-to-phase

• Flexible communication optimized for easy application with any BAS or EMS
• BACnet MS/TP or Modbus RTU communication
• BACnet Testing Labs certified smart sensor (B-SS).
• ETHERNET BACnet IP or Modbus TCP options

• ANSI C12.20-2010 Class 0.2 “revenue grade” class power meter supports sub-metering

• UL, C-UL, CE Mark with 5-year warranty for meter. BACnet Testing Labs certified smart
sensor (B-SS).

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 Key Features

• Highly capable power metering family.

• Monitors over 80 electrical parameters on single and three-phase electrical systems
• Meter is line-powered from 80 to 600 VAC phase-to-phase.
• No separate power supplies required.
• Low voltage CTs are inherently safer to use. No shunting terminal blocks.
• Bundled power metering kits with three CTs
• Eliminates field configuration of power meter to selected CT types or amperage
ratings.
• Available with integrated display to validate readings at panel
• New USB port supports free service software tool access
• Includes one digital pulse output port for remote system monitoring.

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Powerful Sub Metering Electrical Measurement Capabilities
MD Series System Measurements Phase Measurements
SubMetering

Pos (+) or Neg (-) Measures for Demand or Generation

Solutions

MD-BMS
MD-BMED

Individual Phases
Average Line-Line
System True ABS
System Total

Line-Neutral

Line-Neutral
Max Peak

Line-Line
Average

Average
System

System

System

System

System

Phase

Phase
Max

Min
Net

Voltage ● ● ● ●

Amperage ● ● ● ● ●

Frequency ●

Power Factor ● ●
(Displacement or
Apparent)
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Power (kW) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Keep it simple; pre-configured sub metering kits

Power Meter “Pre-configured Metering Kits” available in 6 current ranges:

1” (2.5cm) window for 100A, 200A Midi-Hinged CT
1.25” (3.2cm) window for 400A Split Core CT
2” (5.1cm) window for 600A Split Core CT
4.5” (11mm) window for 16” 4000A Rogowski Coil CT
10” (25mm) window for 36”, 4000A Rogowski Coil CT

Benefits:
• Metering Kits contain meter plus three (3) CT’s in one package
• CT’s are pre-configured with meter to reduce installation time; display allows local verification
• Low voltage CTs are inherently safer to use. No shorting terminal blocks needed.

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Siemens MD Series Power Meter Introduction

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 System Compatibility MD-BMS, MD-BMED

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New Installation Accessories for Power Metering

Fuse Module and DIN rail Accessory

• Provides meter protection when connected to mains
• Allows easy installation of power meter via DIN rail.

Remember
your
installation
requirements!

NEMA 1 Control Panels sized for power meters

• UL 508 and CSA listed
• Perforated backplane and key lock included
• Sized for power meters @ 14”W x 12”H x 3.5”D

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Questions or further information --

Stan Dederich
Senior Product Manager
stanley.dederich@siemens.com

Phone: +1 (847) 941-5236

Siemens Infrastructure & Cities

Building Technologies
CPS – Control Product Solutions
1000 Deerfield Parkway
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
USA

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