KLG Systel launches Energy Management Platform

KLG Systel announced the
launch of the CG3.10 Series Energy Management System Platform under
its brand ConnectGaia. Powered by the Intel Atom processor and
supported by Intel Hyper Threading technology, the ConnectGaia
platform heralds a new era of energy management solutions, that
allows efficient management of complex power-consuming devices,
thereby providing financial and environmental benefits. The ConnectGaia
platform
is an intelligent energy management system that allows power
consumers to measure, visualize, analyze and control remote systems
such as water pumps in the field, in real-time. The ConnectGaia
system, based on the Intel Atom processor, leverages advanced
metering, wireless sensors, IP communication and a robust IT
backbone, to bring intelligence into electricity consumption. The
platform provides consumers with information on their electricity
usage, to help them visualize their consumption patterns during peak
hours. This will help identify potential opportunities to reduce
utility bills, whilst relieving some of the burden on power plants
and distribution lines.

“We have used the Intel
Atom processor to create a state-of-the art energy management system
platform, which provides enhanced Web-enabled visualization, analysis
and control of a remote system from a single board,” said Kumud
Goel, MD, KLG Systel. Commenting on the launch,
Sanat Rao, Marketing Director-Emerging Markets, Embedded and
Communications Group, Intel South Asia, said, “The Intel Atom
processor is a low-power, high performance solution ideal for
embedded applications such as KLG Systel's CG3.10 Energy Management
Platform. With the KLG Systel platform, customers will enjoy a
seamless, always on, always connected experience with built-in
security.”

The ConnectGaia solution
has an in-built digital switch, which can be used to remotely switch
equipment on or off, depending on each user's unique requirements.
This feature can turn off equipment when not needed; for example -
deactivating a lathe machine, that is running under its average load.
The platform also includes a 'scheduler', which allows scheduling
of equipment operation to optimize power usage. For example,
staggering the activation of several pumps to ensure the maximum
utility draw does not exceed the contractual limit. The device also
provides the user with alerts in instances of abnormal behavior of a
particular electrical or process device, such as poor motor loading
or a lower than average temperature of an air-conditioned space.

The Connect-Gaia platform
is a comprehensive energy management system, which provides the
consumer with reports to compare energy consumption between different
days, weeks or months, perform load forecasting and schedule
operations to optimize their energy usage.