Energy tracking systems are the necessary systems for tracking energy consumption systems, and the factors that affect energy consumption, and making ameliorations. For the correct energy management installing energy tracking systems is a need. Enery tracking systems are the systems that are be able to track, record the changes in the facilities such as hot water, compressed air and electricity, and help create retrospective reports on consumption records. Energy tracking system users can be divided into four groups: public, commercial, residential and industrial users. Much as these users have different expectations, they have the comon ones, too. Safety of the electrical system and energy usage/price ratio are the common expectations. Purchasing energy in a more advantageous way, being able to negotiate in detail, deciding which energy to use when, identifying the reasons for the fines and preventing them are the main peculiarities of the energy tracking systems.
An energy tracking system has three parameters: communication interface between the measuring device and software, measuring devices, software that’s responsible from tracking, calculating and reporting. If these parameters work properly, energy tracking system works successfully. According to the system, auxiliary equipments can be also used. There are various kids of equipments with many different functions. Measuring device should be chosen according to the goal and the energy traacking system for each one of the equipments. Low level measuring devices such as meter and simple analyzer work with the basic measurements like active power, voltage and current. These type of solutions don’t have a lot of variety and they have a limited usability, but they are much cheaper. On the other hand, high level measuring devices have more complex energy tracking systems and variety.
After choosing the right equipment for the energy tracking systems, it comes to the topic of which equipments to use where. It would be more suitable to place the high level tracking devices on main power inputs, while placing the lower level ones behind the main power inputs. Before installing long term energy tracking systems, regarding these factors and identifying the targets will be the guideway of the purchasing process.
