Horner APG introduces SmartMon power and energy monitoring products
October 14, 2009 - Horner Advanced Products Group (APG) introduced its series of SmartMon Energy Monitoring products that enable small to medium sized facilities to experience energy monitoring and management that was once only available to larger operations or simply not economically feasible in the past. The SmartMon Family of Monitoring products are a combination of hardware and embedded software applications packaged in an easy to install solution. No programming is required. No networking is required. No IT resources are needed. In fact, a user can hook up a standalone SmartMon Energy product to a machine, circuit or building and instantly be monitoring energy consumption. SmartMon products show exactly where costs are. Most SmartMon Energy products include onboard data-logging for capturing historical data. SmartMon Energy will log data for analysis and up-to-the-minute decision making. No PC is required, however SmartMon’s historical data can be imported from the MicroSD memory card for use in other software applications through its industry standard .CSV formatted files.How SmartMon Products Can Save Money.
Knowing how much energy is used and when it was used can help determine waste. For example, by using SmarMon a user may find your machine costs $60 an hour in electricity.
Knowing how much energy it costs to run equipment can help adjust product costs to match energy usage.
Switching off non-critical loads can reduce peak demand and save you money on demand charges. Controlling a single water heater or HVAC unit could pay for the equipment with demand costs savings.
Scheduling energy intensive equipment for runs during non-peak hours can significantly reduce your costs.
Monitoring power quality or motor operation can prevent costly down time or expensive equipment repair. The SmartMon Family of Monitoring Products currently consists of: SmartMon Power Meter: Low cost power measurement system featuring a 128x64 graphical LCD display. View trends, alarms and more. SmartMon Energy: Low cost, machine-based power monitoring system featuring a 168 x 128 Mono LCD Touchscreen. Monitor trends, alarms, load shedding, Sag/Swell, and Frequency, plus data logging. SmartMon Energy Plus: Power monitoring featuring a QVGA 32K Color LCD Touchscreen. Includes a Web interface that will allow a user to see monitoring results from anywhere in the world, via a web browser or web-enabled cellular phone. Monitor trends, alarms, load shedding, Sag/Swell and Frequency with Modbus connectivity, plus data logging. SmartMon Energy Pro: Power monitoring featuring a QVGA 32K Color LCD Touchscreen. Also includes a Web interface.Monitor trends, alarms, load shedding with Modbus and Ethernet connectivity, plus data logging. SmartMon Water: Complete water monitoring system. Mix and match up to four sensors per unit including: PH ORP, Ozone, Conductivity, Toroidal Conductivity, DO, Trace, DO, Chlorine, Raw Turbidity and Solids. SmartMon Motor: Monitors and protects 3-Phase motors. Features a graphical display.SmartMon Alarm: Works as a standalone product or with other Operator Control Stations. Get notifications and alarms sent directly to your cellular phone via SMS text messages. Add a contact list through the touch screen interface or by importing standard .CSV files.
