1. Instrux: A Cloud based Energy Monitoring Solution
Hashim Raza Khan PhD
Senior Manager
Instrumentation Centre
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Synopsis
Introduction of Instrumentation Centre
Motivation
Instrux Features
Work in Progress
Conclusion
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3. Instrumentation Centre
Established in 2005 through HEC funding for instrumentation related services to industry and academia
: Supporting role for departments of NED University
2014 onwards: Services to the industry & academia
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Scope
Training
Calibration
Test & Measurement Services
Repair
Design and Development Services
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Training
Leverages on the rich experience of technical teaching expertise at NED University
Offers pre-designed and custom designed technical courses to match the unique needs of industries
Sample training courses
Calibration best practices
Data Acquisition System Design
Electronic Circuits troubleshooting for engineers & technicians
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6. Calibration Services Traceabililty to International Standards
Electrical Parameters Calibrators
Voltage, Current, Frequency
Pressure Calibrators
Up to 700 bar Pressure
Temperature Calibrators
Range from 25 ºC to 650 ºC
ISO Accreditation in progress

7. Test & Measurement Services
Electrical Power Quality Analysis
On-site Electrical KWH & KVARH Meter Testing
On-site Instrument & transmitter Testing using industrial signals simulators and HART communicator
Cable Fault testing

8. Repair Services IC offer following repair services
Electronic & PCB cards Repair
Test & Measuring Instruments
Process Control & Instrumentation Repair
Motion Control components Repair such as AC/DC Drives, Power Supplies etc.
IT equipment UPS, Inverters, Routers, Motherboards

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Design & Development
Proven Track Record of efficient product development
Online Energy Monitoring System
K-Electric: DCS Electronic card testing machines
Dawlance: Complete solution for Internet of Things (IoT) based control of air conditioners
CNC based PCB fabrication machines
Energy efficient smart fans
Assistive Robots for
edutainment & General use
And many more ……
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Clientele
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Motivation
Large installed base of energy analyzers in process industry and commercial buildings
Multi-vendor equipment base
Proprietary monitoring software from vendors
Demand from multiple clients to provide a unifying solution to
Remotely monitor energy utilization from a single platform
Visualize energy utilization across sub processes/places over time
Provision to keep a check on energy consumption achieving greater energy conservation
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12. Instrux: Online Energy Monitoring System
Cloud based energy monitoring & analysis system
Compatible with most brands of energy analyzers!
Monitor energy from one dashboard interface
Business Intelligence (billing, costing of processes/operations/services, prediction)
Cloud Server
Interfacing Circuit
Energy Analyzers
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Instrux: Dashboard
Energy Analyzers from different vendors, present at different locations can be viewed on a single dashboard
Live monitoring, trends, billing information, etc can be viewed on individual basis
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14. Instrux: Real Time Monitoring
Real Time Monitoring of key electrical parameters in text and gauge form
Visual intimation of safe range of parameters
Limited by the capability of the energy analyzer
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Instrux: Charts
Visualization of electrical parameters over time
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Instrux: Charts
User friendly and intuitive interface
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Instrux: Charts
Possibility to make useful inferences
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Instrux: Billing
Calculate the estimated energy cost over a month or any other period
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19. Instrux: Business Intelligence
Energy cost of any interval on daily/monthly basis
Helps to determine the energy cost of a process/service
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20. Instrux: Alert Management
Generates based alerts based on electrical parameter monitoring and/or budget constraint
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21. Instrux: Work in Progress
Improved alerts & reporting
Location based organization and aggregation support for large scale deployment
User management panel upgradation
Improved bill prediction using machine learning techniques and additional data such as ambient temparature
Support for solar inverters interfacing and PV system related analytics
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Conclusion
Instrux: Best solution for remote monitoring of energy consumption because
Low cost
Indigenous  Better support
Uninterrupted access  Cloud server
Highly customizable
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Thank You
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