What's new in Power Monitoring Expert 2024

Power Monitoring Expert 2024 is a major release that introduces a number of new features and improvements. We strongly recommend you upgrade your existing Power Monitoring Expert system to version Power Monitoring Expert 2024.

Highlights of this release

  • Single Sign On to all PME applications via SAMLv2 compliant Identity Provider (IdP).
  • Encrypt data in transit with TLS 1.3.
  • Integrate with systems via OPC UA server and client.
  • Power event analysis with 3rd party devices via COMTRADE.
  • Perform and manage EPSS testing with ASCO devices.
  • Simplified ASCO Integration with ASCO Gateway Service.
  • Native connectivity to ASCO 7000 devices using the ASCO Automatic Transfer Switch Configuration Tool.
  • Analyze utility reliability with SAIDI and SAIFI indexes.
  • Visualize disturbance direction (DDD) with TGML .
  • Perform control operation via TGML.

Details of this release

NOTE: The following is a selected list of changes for this release, it is not a comprehensive list.

Web Applications

Item Details
Single Sign On with SAMLv2 and MFA You can add PME in a SAMLv2 compliant Identity Provider (IdP). When a user logs onto the IdP and is authenticated by the IdP, they can perform Single Sign On to all PME web and Windows applications. Multi Factor Authentication can be part of authentication process in the IdP.
Interactive TGML Write Operation

You can create TGML graphics that can accept your input values to the devices.

You can also add animations to the component.

OPC UA server and client You can use PME as a OPC UA server which can export device real-time data to another application/ another system. You can use PME as a OPC UA Client to import device real-time data into PME from another application.
Power event analysis with 3rd party devices via COMTRADE You can import COMTRADE waveforms from the 3rd party devices into PME system and analyze the PQ data.
Enhanced versions of the Generator Performance Configuration Tool and Generator Performance EPSS Report that provide better support of ASCO Automatic Transfer Switches Updates to the Generator Test EPSS Report provide enhanced features for reporting with ASCO Automatic Transfer Switches, such as calculated transfer time for ASCO ATS evaluation. General report improvements such as updated Generator Summary, enhanced report structure, and new glossary page also included.
Native connectivity to ASCO 7000 devices A new architecture consisting of the ASCO Gateway Service and the ASCO Automatic Transfer Switch Configuration Tool is embedded in PME 2024, allowing direct connection to ASCO 7000 ATS and eliminating the need for an ASCO CPMA gateway in the system architecture.
Updated device drivers (ASCO 7000/4000) ASCO 7000/4000 driver is enhanced to support additional ATS statuses, settings, and alarms.
Graphic Editor enhancements

  • PME component binding is simplified. Configure option in the context Menu to be used for binding the PME components.

  • EV components to support EVCE integration.

  • New components under "Electrical network monitoring" category - "DDD Vertical Indicator", "DDD horizonal Indicator", " DDD Latest PQ Incidents View", "Power Measurement Display Bar", "Power Measurement Selector", "Setpoint Display Bar".

  • New components under "Basic Controls" category to support real-time -Numeric.

  • New components under "Basic Controls" category to support register write - Numeric Control, Pulse Control, Status Control, String Control, Select Control.
TLS 1.3 support Encrypt data in transit with TLS 1.3. TLS 1.3 supports stronger Cipher suites and faster handshake.
TGML Enhancements

  • Localization support.

  • Mutation event issue with Google Chrome is fixed.

  • Control operations can be authenticated through SSO.

Reports and Gadgets

Item Details
New reports

SAIDI and SAIFI
Improved reports

Generator Test EPSS Report

Operating Environment

Item Details
New SQL Server version support

PME supports SQL Server 2022 Standard/Enterprise/Business Intelligence.

SQL Server 2022 Express is included with PME 2024

For the complete list of supported operating systems and SQL Server versions, see the IT Requirements chapter in this guide.

Devices

Item Details
New device type support

The following device types are now supported in PME 2024:

  • EM1200H series
  • GLDM3000 Series
  • GLEM3000 Series
  • EM3570
  • ClimaSys Cooling Unit
  • Easy UPS 3-Phase Modular
  • InRow ACRD30x/ACRH30x
Updated device type support

The following device types are updated in PME 2024:

  • ASCO 7000/4000
  • Altivar Process (ATV6000/900/600/340/212)
  • Easergy P3
  • PowerLogic / Easergy P5
  • Micrologic 5.2/6.2/5.3/6.3 A (Compact NSX)
  • Micrologic 5.2/6.2/5.3/6.3/7.2/7.3 E (Compact NSX)
  • TransferPacT Active Automatic
  • HDPM6000 Series
  • Galaxy / Samsung Lithium-ion Battery Cabinet

Cybersecurity improvements

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities related to the Web Applications have been addressed in this release. It is important that you upgrade to this version of software as soon as possible.

Item Details
SysLog support over TLS Syslog is a standardized message logging protocol supported for transmitting data. Messages configured in PME will be sent to configured Syslog server.
Real-time Endpoints support

Trust/Reject the Real-time Endpoints/applications that tries to read real-time data from PME.

Performance

Item Details
Quality improvements

PME 2024 includes a wide range of quality improvements:

  • Multi PME Single SQL

  • Windows AD - Hot Fix for Voestalpine

  • PME Report Loading issue

  • Non Schneider Electric Network tests