Feature selection and design

This section provides an overview of the features and modules available in PME. It introduces the different functions, applications and modules and discusses dependencies and design considerations.

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Software features:

Feature	Details
Real-time Monitoring	This includes the Diagrams, Trends, Dashboards, and Vista applications.
Alarm Management	This includes the Alarm Viewer, the Alarm Annunciator, and Software Alarms.
Analytics and Visualization	This includes the Dashboards and Reports applications.

Software modules:

Module	Application
Backup Power Module design	Generator and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) performance monitoring and reporting, including battery health.
Breaker Performance Module Design	Circuit breaker aging and breaker settings monitoring.
Capacity Management Module Design	Generator and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) capacity monitoring and reporting. Includes transformer and UPS loss monitoring.
Energy Analysis Dashboard Module design	Gadgets for identifying consumption patterns and anomalies and for comparing different consumers over time.
Energy Analysis Reports Module design	Reports for energy consumption monitoring and modeling, including energy usage by process area or by product output.
Energy Billing Module design	Energy-based billing and reporting, including consumption monitoring and reporting at the branch circuit level.
Event Notification Module Design	Notifications of power system events via email, SMS, or SNMP.
Insulation Monitoring Module Design	Monitoring for isolated power systems, such as the ones found in hospital operating rooms.
Power Quality Performance Module Design	Analysis of power quality events and disturbances and their impact on the monitored system.