With the deregulation of the electricity industry all around the world and which the Singapore Governement implemented in April 2001, consumers now have the liberty to select their own electricity suppliers to provide their energy needs. Selecting a supplier who can provide the lowest customised tariff will translate into cost savings for manfacturers in Singapore. The deregulation comes with an opportunity advantage to their business environment. Power Automation Pte Ltd (PA), Siemens' engineering and support center in Asia, is strategically positioned to provide such energy saving solutions to key consumers in Asia and Singapore.

With deregulation, the average cost of electricty, pegged to market forces, per kilowat can only go up. This had been illustrated in Callifornia, U.S., spiraling fuel prices, limited capacity and increasing demand brought costs up more than 10 times. Similarly in U.K., the cost of electricity has risen by more than 3 times over a period of 5 years after deregulation, some manufacturers have since decided to relocate their production to other regions.

In the manufacturing context, PA's Power Monitoring Solutions allow companies to monitor energy usage and trend such that production can be re-scheduled to take advantage of the lower electricity tariffs. This reduces usage in excess of contracted capacity so as to prevent a penalty charge, identifying inefficient machines that use more power to be scheduled for repair or maintenance. This solution also allows detection of power line abnormality resulting in high losses in heating, reduce maintenance expenses, load forecasting and many more capabilities and functionalities. Ultimately, this can used to help companies save cost and stay competitive.

Communication Network
Meter all your utilities including gas, steam, air and water. Implement automatic control based on combinations of conditions. Set up alarms to warn of pending problems. Interface with other energy management and SCADA systems through multiple communication channels and protocols.
Devices are grouped into "sites" based on their physical or logical locations and communication links. They offer sequence of events recording, load profiles, power quality data, control, alarming through email, paging and SMS, status indicators, revenue accuracy, and PLC/RTU capabilities. Multi-protocol communication ports provide direct interfaces to existing systems and keep equipment and wiring costs to a minimum.

WinPM.NET - For Industrial Users or smaller systems
WinPM.NET web-enabled software is a complete energy information management solution. It offers control capabilities, comprehensive power quality and reliability analysis and can help you reduce energy related costs. WinPM.NET allows your company to manage intelligent meters, monitoring and control devices, analyze data and decide on new courses of action.

Its cutting-edge flexibility, scalability and compatibility means you can expand your systems at your own pace, while maintaining your original investments. Interface to your existing systems through industry standard protocols and choose newer components as they become available. WinPM.NET is a powerful software suite that can process, analyze, store and share data across your entire enterprise. You can access information from any desktop workstation, locally or around the world, in the format you need. The software collects data through serial, wireless, modem, or Ethernet links, so you can manage a single site or a global network of devices.

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For more inquiry, email to inquiry@pa.com.sg