Abstract
Electric power management system (EPMS) of a building monitors the power- distribution system for usage and quality. The EPMS monitors the electrical distribution system, typically providing data on overall and specific power consumption, power quality, and event alarms. Based on that data the system can assist in defining, and even initiating, schemes to reduce power consumption and power costs. The schemes “shed” power and are triggered by predetermined thresholds such as certain levels of power demand or a particular time of day when resource consumption is high. The EPMS can manage event alarms, calculate usage trends, track, and schedule maintenance, troubleshoot, and “bill back” metered power usage to specific users or tenants. The EPMS, together with the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and the lighting control system, are integral to overall energy management aimed at controlling usage and costs. In addition, the EPMS is a tool in managing and ensuring the quality of the power, that is, a power source free from surges, sags, and outages that may affect the facility's reliability and safety. Typical systems monitor the power service entrance of a building or campus, switchgear, generators, network protectors, switchboards, panel boards, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and emergency power generation.
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