Ralspeed is offering its portable energy recorders for short term hire so companies can analyse their usage of electrical energy, and quantify the savings made by introducing energy efficiency measures. The energy recorders measure and record power, reactive power, power factor and other key parameters for the circuits to which they are connected.
The data can then be analysed and graphed using software supplied as part of the hire package, to reveal, for example, total kWh used over the period, the time and duration of peak energy usage and a whole range of additional information that helps to identify the areas that offer the best opportunities for implementing energy saving measures.
To ensure that it is safe and easy to use, the energy recorder uses technology that avoids the need to make electrical connections to the circuits being monitored. The unit senses voltage via an ordinary 13A plug that can be plugged into any convenient socket, while for current sensing it uses three flexible open ended coils, which the user simply wraps around the phase conductors for the circuit under test. This arrangement means that the disturbance to the electrical installation is minimal, and the risk of electric shock is eliminated.
To complement the hire service, Ralspeed also offers technical support and advice. The company can provide guidance on the best locations to install the recorder and advice on the interpretation of the results. On the basis of those results, it can also suggest effective energy saving measures and, in many instances, supply the equipment needed to achieve those savings.
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