CBI :energy has announced general availability of its single and three-phase Class-1 managed smart metering product at Voltex branches nationwide, with other suppliers receiving stock shortly.
This affordable managed smart meter allows technical users, as well as property owners, business managers and managing agents, to gather, analyse and act on real time electricity consumption data for an entire site, or individual large electrical loads. The “managed” part is key in that CBI :energy constantly monitors all installed meters to ensure correct operation and secure transmission of data.
The CBI :energy EC-320CM-W (single phase) and EC-330CM-W (three phase) connected electricity meters communicate over Wi-Fi with a managed cloud infrastructure. Developed and manufactured in South Africa, the CBI :energy Managed Smart Metering product has a suggested retail price of R2,490 (single-phase) and R4 580 (three-phase), which includes three years of the managed service subscription.
“This is the product the market has been waiting for… an affordable, commercial grade internet-connected smart meter that provides detailed, granular data for better electricity billing management as well as powerful facilities management and automation capabilities. We’re delighted to be CBI :energy’s first and largest supplier of these devices to electrical contractors around South Africa,” said Ahmed Baig, MD of the Voltex Group.
- Billing-grade: four-quadrant Class 1 (better than 1% accuracy) metering of both electricity generation and consumption.
- Commercial-grade specifications: 80A per phase in-line, more through external CT, complies with SANS/IEC 62052 part 11 and 21, SANS 1799.
- Data generated at one-minute intervals for key metrics - real and reactive power, real and reactive energy, voltage, current and power factor.
- Energy consumption rated against customer’s electricity tariffs to give them detailed current and historic information on their Rands and cents costs.
- Fast and easy installation: 26mm (single) or 52mm (three phase) wide, DIN and mini rail mount.
- Communication: use an existing 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network, or connect multiple devices to share a single LTE wireless router for low cost, flexible deployment.
- Integration: easily move data to other software systems through the secure API.
CBI :energy is a division of CBI electric: low voltage, a South African designer, manufacturer and supplier of quality low voltage electrical distribution, protection, and control equipment, including circuit breakers, residential current devices, surge protection, wiring accessories, and metering products. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company is a subsidiary of JSE-listed industrial group Reunert, with international operations across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and USA.
Enquiries: www.cbi.energy
