Cowenergy—possibilities of energy management in energy self-sufficient dairy cowsheds

Impacts of Divergent Moving Drives on Energy Efficiency and Performance of Various AMS in Operative Conditions

“…The energy consumption of the different system components is measured as in [19] continuously by digital smart meters (certified 3-phase meters for measurement of active power up to 460 V/65 A with 3 digital inputs and RS-485 interface, accuracy 1%). According to the authors, the smart meters are directly connected via serial bus technology using Modbus RTU protocol to an intelligent gateway (Ewon flexy).…”

“…According to the authors, the smart meters are directly connected via serial bus technology using Modbus RTU protocol to an intelligent gateway (Ewon flexy). The gateway collects and selects the received data and sends it via standard internet technology transmission control protocol (TCP) to a central database server using InfluxDB (Influxdata Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA) as database management software [19]. The monitoring and analytics of the data are done by the tool Grafana [19].…”

“…The gateway collects and selects the received data and sends it via standard internet technology transmission control protocol (TCP) to a central database server using InfluxDB (Influxdata Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA) as database management software [19]. The monitoring and analytics of the data are done by the tool Grafana [19]. The Grafana dashboard allows detailed time series analysis of single or grouped values, e.g., active power, apparent power, frequency, cos phi, voltages and currents [19].…”

“…The monitoring and analytics of the data are done by the tool Grafana [19]. The Grafana dashboard allows detailed time series analysis of single or grouped values, e.g., active power, apparent power, frequency, cos phi, voltages and currents [19]. Active energy is analysed as the machinery does not use inductive fields, and the energy provider accounts for the active energy consumption of the farm.…”