ELC500
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Control Unit ELC500 IoT-Ready, Energy-Saving Controller Contributes to the optimization of energy use by enabling monitoring / control of power demand and visualization of production information • Business owner • Factory manager Easy Ethernet data logging Visualization using Web server Acquisition of analog data using extension Demand monitoring / control function at short intervals of five seconds Equipment manage

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Contributes to the optimization of energy use by control of power demand and visualization of The key to successful utilization of IoT is to collect and utilize data. Panasonic has been promoting the use of Eco-POWER METER, data loggers and software for visualization of energy so that effective energy-saving activities can be conducted. ELC500 Control Unit The ELC500 Control Unit enables program-less Ethernet data logging, demand monitoring and control at short intervals of five seconds, and remote equipment monitoring using a Web server. This product allows the incorporation of IoT in your...

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Ec*L*giX SERIES enabling monitoring / production information ,[ ii; Data Logger Light ELC500 Control Unit Flexibility ELC500 Control Unit Demand monitoring at intervals of several seconds allows prompt response to sudden load fluctuations Demand forecast at 1-minute intervals Demand forecast at 5-second intervals ELC1 Control Unit Conventional product Maybe I should cut off larger loads than probably necessary since I don't know how the demand will change in the next one minute... I It will take one minute to know the effect of the load control I perform... Demand forecast at...

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* Settings must be made using Configurator EL500 (compatible units: Modbus TCP / RTU and MEWTOCOL units). * SD memory card (sold separately) is required for data storage. PLC's communication program is used for serial communication and storage of equipment operation status data. BftS^ There is no need for a program for serial communication and storage of equipment operation status data. PLC for equipment control serial communication Display device PLC for equipm control ■ Reduces engineering man-hours ■ Improves maintainability ■ Allows easy change of layout Visualization of equipment...

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IoT in production operations SERIES Realizes demand monitoring in large plants * There are certain restrictions such as the maximum number of connectable units. For use in small stores or for partial demand monitoring Pulse detector Power meter Receivingpoint power demand Our previous product featured a small number of control points, and its applications were limited to use in small stores or monitoring of partial demand in factories. Remote I/O Unit Up to 16 units can be controlled. Since there were a few control points, it was not possible to control all air conditioners and lighting...

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System Configuration Example Example of system configuration – For power peak-cut and operation monitoring (5) haring of demand information via Ethernet and providing S demand control (1) easurement of power demand M (2) emand monitoring at intervals of several seconds D (6) ollection of information from ELC500 Control Unit via Ethernet C (3) ollection and storage of production / power C information (7) emand monitoring(Note) at intervals of several seconds using D Web server (4) cquisition of production information from PLC and A energy information collected by ELC500 Control Unit through...

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Software for entering settings for data collection / storage, demand monitoring / control, email, etc. in ELC500 Control Unit * Configurator EL500 can be downloaded free from the Panasonic website (member registration is required). * SD / SDHC memory card must be purchased separately. Use of Panasonic’s industrial SD memory card (SLC) is recommended. Easy setting Setting flow For collection of data necessary for visualization Registration of connected devices Registration of data to be collected Transfer of settings file Examples of typical screens Registration of data storage devices...

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Note: Can be downloaded free from the Panasonic website (member registration is required). ■ External memory specifications ■ Main unit specifications Item Note: Regarding system consumption current, see the User’s Manual for ELC500 Control Unit. Notes: 1) If a (momentary) power outage occurs during writing, data can become corrupted. Use of UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is recommended. 2) Use of Panasonic’s industrial SD memory card (SLC memory card) is recommended. For the handling of SD memory card, see the User’s Manual for ELC500 Control Unit. ■ Main specifications Item Notes: 1)...

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