THE TIME TO SWITCH ON IS NOW

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If ever there was a good time for developers, property professionals and end users to switch on and invest in technology to future-proof buildings and commercial premises to become sustainable and save energy, it is now.

The first step to saving energy is monitoring how much you are using on a regular basis and understanding where that consumption is coming from. Automation specialist, Zennio, has been leading the way in offering such solutions for residential and commercial properties, as well as the hospitality industry.

Alongside its vast product portfolio of KNX* products that spans from access control systems to sensors, Zennio also manufactures essential energy saving devices which detect and assess energy consumption and identifies where consumption is at its greatest and least. Provision of such data allows for better energy management.

Energy saving devices via KNX

The KES Plus (KNX energy saver) from Zennio is an energy saver of electrical energy for single-phase or three-phase systems, so can be used in a residential or commercial context. Able to measure and notify within the KNX system the amount of energy consumed or produced, it can also assess the associated costs according to six different tariffs (sources), the amount of CO2 emissions, and provide other information related to the use of electrical energy in the installation. Alarms and notifications can also be configured as warnings when power exceeds the limits established, for example, to disconnect low priority systems to reduce consumption.

The KCI 4 SO Interface by Zennio collects readings and information for up to four consumption meters. Specifically, up to four S0-pulse generators can be connected independently to the inputs of KCI 4 S0, which will interpret these S0 pulses as energy, water or gas consumption measurements depending on the external S0-compliant meter that has been connected. It makes it possible to notify other KNX devices about the consumption levels measured by external S0-pulse generators.

The KNX system can also communicate directly with and extract data from individual consumption meters or HIU/CIU units via third party protocols such as MODBUS or M-bus.

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* The KNX system is a standardised bus system and open protocol for building automation, supported by over 500 manufactures worldwide. This means that all devices in a KNX system use the same transmission method and can exchange data via a common bus network, independent of manufacturer.