Public Building Energy Monitoring
Il problema
A municipality owns dozens of schools, offices and halls with different meters and no common reporting, so energy targets cannot be tracked per building.
Panoramica della soluzione
MILESGO gateways collect data from electricity meters, water meters, gas meters, BTU / heat meters, M-Bus meters over Modbus RTU / M-Bus / BACnet/IP, and deliver it to the energy management system, a cloud platform (MQTT), large-screen dashboards (HDMI) as MQTT / BACnet/IP. Field equipment keeps its own protocol and control logic; integration is done by configuration and point mapping, not custom code.
Typical scope
- electricity meters
- water meters
- gas meters
- BTU / heat meters
- M-Bus meters
Protocol path
Modbus RTU / M-Bus / BACnet/IP → MQTT / BACnet/IP
Implementation checklist for the project manager
- Fix a site / asset naming convention before the first site so data from all sites can be compared.
- Standardise one configuration template per equipment type so further sites are copied, not rebuilt.
- Record CT ratios, meter IDs and multipliers in the point table; wrong multipliers are the usual cause of billing errors.
- Check 4G signal and the SIM data plan at every site before committing to cellular backhaul.
- Agree KPI definitions (for example OEE components or kWh per unit) with operations before building dashboards.
- Roll out in phases: pilot one site or area, confirm data quality, then replicate.
Project deliverables
- Signed point table and protocol mapping
- Gateway configuration files and backups
- IP address plan and network drawing
- FAT and SAT test records
- As-built documentation and operator training
Architettura del sistema
Field layer: electricity meters, water meters, gas meters, BTU / heat meters, M-Bus meters, connected over Modbus RTU / M-Bus / BACnet/IP. Edge and integration layer: MILESGO protocol gateways and edge controllers, mounted on DIN rail in existing panels, polling each device, time-stamping values and buffering them locally. Upper layer: the energy management system, a cloud platform (MQTT), large-screen dashboards (HDMI), which receives the data as MQTT / BACnet/IP. Remote access for maintenance runs over VPN rather than open internet ports.
Composizione del sistema
- Field devices
- electricity meters, water meters, gas meters, BTU / heat meters, M-Bus meters
- Edge / integration
- MILESGO protocol gateways and edge controllers
- Upper systems
- the energy management system, a cloud platform (MQTT), large-screen dashboards (HDMI) (MQTT / BACnet/IP)
- Tools and commissioning
- Web-based configuration, point table import/export (Excel), off-site simulation and on-site diagnostic tools
Funzionalità software e IA
- Consumption baseline and deviation alertsPilota
- Automatic report drafting from collected dataIn roadmap
Fasi di realizzazione
- 1
Site survey and point list
Inventory devices, protocols, register maps, panel space, power and network paths.
- 2
Design and point table sign-off
Map every point to the target protocol and system; agree it with the client and the upper-system contractor.
- 3
Configuration and FAT
Build the gateway configuration off site, simulate it and test against the signed point table.
- 4
Installation and wiring
Mount gateways on DIN rail, wire RS-485 / I/O / Ethernet, apply the IP plan.
- 5
SAT and alarm tests
Verify values against local readings, test every alarm and command end to end.
- 6
Handover and support
Hand over configuration backups, point table and as-built documents; train operators.
Valore per il cliente
- Consumption visible by area, system and time period
- Configuration templates reused across sites
- Timestamped records for compliance and reporting
- Manual readings replaced by scheduled automatic collection
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