B6070 –Cimetrics BACnet/IP to Utility Meters User Manual Cimetrics Inc.
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Then the other four measures are derived from the above along with timing as configured under overall meter
configuration….
Demand is the rate of consumption during the demand window period (the time factor in the rate can be
deduced from the units exhibited and is set in a fixed fashion to avoid mistakes ). This is measured (up to jitter
the cycle times of the processor and granularity of the pulses) over the Demand Window Period.
So if we get the change in Consumption value over the demand window period and divide by that period, we
get Demand or going back to the basic inputs…
Demand = ( deltaPulse*Scale_factor * units_Scale ) / Demand_Window
where Demand_Window = "Demand window width"*60 (converted to seconds)
deltaPulse= Current_Pulse - Pulse_Demand_window_width_Ago
units_Scale = 3600 - for KWH and LBS_MASS_PER_HOUR
= 60 - for CUBIC_FEET_PER_MINUTE and
US_GALLONS_PER_MINUTE
Demand is updated every "Demand window slide period".
Note that when “Demand Window Slide Period” is equal to “Demand Window” (is equal to N), then
effectively we are getting what is often called “Demand on N time intervals”. This is sometimes what is
desired, but many consumers want more granular and timely information every “Demand Window Slide
Period”, so this option for more frequent Demand calculation is present.
Then we have three other derived measures for each channel which are effectively controlled by resets. Resets
are initiated by the Reset command. One derived measure is a variable until a reset occurs and the other two
are calculated at reset. The variable is Peak Demand since Reset. It is simply the MAX of the Demand (which
is calculated every “Demand Window Slide Period”). This is a running MAX that just keeps getting larger
whenever the particular Demand measurement is larger.
When a reset occurs two things happen: The last two
measures are computed:
Peak Demand of past period before Reset is computed by storing away Peak Demand since Reset. This is
useful in comparing current demand to previous demand peaks.
Cumulative Demand is the sum of all Peak Demand of past period before Reset and the Peak Demand since
Reset. Upon a little thought, this number corresponds to no real measure of anything. However it is extremely
useful as a checksum against which logs of Peak Demand since Reset and the actual number of resets can be
compared. Using this number, double resets, premature resets, malicious rests and other such anomalies can
be discovered in the record.
And of course, after the two measures are calculated when a reset occurs - Peak Demand since Reset is
instantaneously set to zero in preparation for its next MAX recalculation at the next Demand Window Slide
Period end.
Note! We strongly recommend that the power be recycled on the unit at least once every six months.