HIGHLIGHTS
- Industrial operators use the AdiNexus Industrial IoT Gateway to collect and centralize energy data from energy meters, power meters, electrical equipment, machines, PLCs, and other connected devices.
- The gateway connects energy meters, power meters, electrical panels, machines, PLCs, sensors, and other plant equipment into a unified energy data collection environment.
- Multi-protocol connectivity enables integration between energy monitoring devices, SCADA platforms, and cloud monitoring applications.
- Edge data processing supports real-time energy data acquisition, local processing, event detection, and data logging—even during network interruptions.
- Secure remote connectivity allows operators to monitor power consumption, electrical parameters, equipment energy usage, and energy conditions from centralized locations.
The Challenge – Managing Industrial Energy Data
Industrial facilities can contain multiple electrical systems, machines, production lines, and energy-consuming equipment distributed across different areas. Each system generates electrical and energy-related data that can help operators understand plant consumption and equipment performance.
Collecting this information from different energy meters and electrical systems and making it available through a centralized platform can be challenging without a dedicated industrial data connectivity layer.
Distributed Energy Data
Energy meters, power meters, machines, and electrical equipment generate consumption and electrical information across different areas of the facility.
Limited Centralized Visibility
Operators may not have a single view of power consumption, electrical parameters, and equipment energy usage across the plant.
Multiple Energy Monitoring Devices
Different meters, controllers, machines, and electrical devices may use different communication protocols and interfaces.
Energy Monitoring Gaps
Energy consumption, voltage, current, power, and other electrical parameters may need to be collected from multiple sources before they can be analyzed centrally.
Delayed Energy Event Detection
Abnormal power conditions, equipment energy changes, communication failures, or configured threshold events may not be immediately visible to the central operations team.
Disconnected Energy Systems
Energy data may remain separated from SCADA, cloud dashboards, energy analytics, and centralized plant monitoring applications.
Key Benefits for Industrial Operators
Operational Benefits
- Real-time energy monitoring
- Centralized energy visibility
- Remote electrical equipment supervision
- Faster identification of energy events
- Continuous energy data collection
- Improved plant energy visibility
Financial Benefits
- Better visibility into energy consumption
- Reduced manual meter reading requirements
- Improved energy management planning
- Identification of equipment energy trends
- Better understanding of plant energy usage
Technical Benefits
- Energy meter connectivity
- Power meter integration
- PLC and controller connectivity
- SCADA & cloud integration
- Multi-protocol communication
- Scalable energy data acquisition
Energy Management Benefits
- Power consumption visibility
- Electrical parameter monitoring
- Equipment energy tracking
- Historical energy analysis
- Data-driven energy management
The Solution – Intelligent Energy Data Collection
AdiNexus Gateway acts as the digital connectivity layer linking energy meters, power meters, electrical equipment, machines, PLCs, and other industrial devices with centralized monitoring platforms.
Installed within electrical panels or industrial infrastructure, the gateway collects energy data, processes it locally, and transfers relevant information to SCADA or cloud applications.
Integrated Systems
AdiNexus connects with:
- Energy meters
- Power meters
- Multifunction meters
- Electrical panels
- PLCs and controllers
- Industrial machines
- Motors and drives
- Power monitoring devices
- Industrial sensors
- Supporting field devices
Supports Modbus, OPC-UA, and MQTT for connecting different industrial devices and monitoring platforms.
Real-Time Energy Monitoring
Operators can monitor:
- Power consumption
- Energy consumption
- Voltage
- Current
- Frequency
- Power-related parameters
- Meter readings
- Equipment energy usage
- Electrical equipment status
- Communication status
This provides centralized visibility into electrical conditions and energy consumption across connected plant equipment.
Edge Data Collection
AdiNexus processes energy data close to the connected electrical equipment:
- Automatic energy data acquisition
- Local meter monitoring
- Data processing at the edge
- Event and threshold detection
- On-gateway data logging
- Local data buffering during connectivity interruptions
Collected data can be synchronized with connected monitoring platforms after network connectivity is restored.
Energy Event & Equipment Monitoring
The gateway can make configured energy and electrical conditions available to operators, including:
- Abnormal power conditions
- Electrical parameter changes
- Equipment energy changes
- Meter communication failures
- Configured energy thresholds
- Equipment status changes
This helps operations and maintenance teams identify energy and electrical conditions that may require inspection or further analysis.
Cloud & SCADA Integration
Collected energy data can be connected to:
- Industrial SCADA systems
- Cloud monitoring platforms
- Energy monitoring dashboards
- Energy analytics applications
- Central control room systems
- Plant performance monitoring platforms
This enables energy data from multiple meters and electrical systems to be accessed through a centralized monitoring environment.
Energy Data Analytics
Collected data can support analysis of:
- Power consumption trends
- Energy consumption
- Voltage and current trends
- Equipment energy usage
- Peak and changing load conditions
- Electrical parameter history
- Meter readings
- Equipment operating trends
- Historical energy data
- Energy-related events
This creates a connected data layer for centralized energy monitoring, electrical visibility, and plant-level energy analysis.
