Title :
Energy Management Systems
Author :
Amaral, J. ; Reis, Cecilia ; Brandao, R. F. Mesquita
Author_Institution :
ISEP - Sch. of Eng., Polytech. Inst. of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Abstract :
This document describes the usage and meaning of Energy Management Systems (EMS), applied both for utilities and end customers as a mean to supervise electricity usage and obtain energy savings. The approach also does a benchmarking on existing systems and appliances, together with the increasing usage of EMS in the newest smart grids.
Keywords :
energy management systems; smart power grids; EMS; electricity usage; energy management systems; energy savings; smart grids; Buildings; Companies; Energy management; Monitoring; Security; Smart grids; Standards; Automation; EMS; Energy; Reporting; SCADA; Smart Grids; Utilities;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2013 48th International Universities'
Conference_Location :
Dublin
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2013.6715015
