Page Overview - Dashboard

Page Overview - Dashboard

  1. Purpose of Page
    The Utilities & Services Dashboard provides an executive daily overview of your energy usage.
    It also aims to provide energy insights through the use of graphic elements like heatmaps, to allow the visualisation of waste, savings opportunities and potential risks.

  2. Point Selector
    Only "Sites" can be selected on this page.
    Sub metering points can be viewed in in the Technical Analysis Table further down the page.

  3. Date Selector
    This page looks at single days. The date selector allows you to select any day for the period that you have had measurement installed.
    The Heatmap also functions as a date selector. Clicking any of the heatmap days will reload the page, displaying the data for that day.

  4. Product Selector
    The product selector allows you to switch between different energy types.
    These include:
    1. Electricity
    2. Water
    3. Fuel
    4. Gas

  5. 3 Dot Menu
    The 3 Dot menu next to the date selector will give you access to the Tariff scheme details modal.
    This modal will give you a detailed breakdown of the tariff that has been linked to the point you are viewing.

  6. Load Shedding Indicator
    This displays the current load shedding stage when looking at the current day.

  7. Executive Summary Tiles
    The Executive summary tiles allow a fast assessment of the day to day utilities metrics, highlighting consumption, demand, power factor and cost. 

    1. Energy Consumption
      The main value on thew energy consumption tile displays Daily Total Consumption in kWh for the selected day.
      The secondary value below is a       Daily Energy Movement Indicator, comparing the main value to the previous days consumption, and showing a percentage (%) movement up or down.


    2. Maximum Demand 
      The main value on the  Maximum Demand Tile Displays the Daily Peak Demand in kVA for the selected day.
      The secondary value below is a       Daily Energy Movement Indicator, comparing the main value to the previous days Maximum Demand, and showing a percentage (%) movement up or down.



    3. Power Factor
      The main value on the  Power Factor Tile Displays the Daily Power Factor at Maximum Demand Value for the selected day.
      The secondary value below is a       Daily Energy Movement Indicator, comparing the main value to the previous days Power Factor at Maximum Demand, and showing a percentage (%) movement up or down.



    4. Estimated Cost 
      The main value on the Estimated Cost Tile Displays the Daily Estimated Cost for the selected day.
      The secondary value below is a daily cost movement Indicator, comparing the main value to the previous days Estimated Cost, and showing a percentage (%) movement up or down.
      How is the Estimated Cost Calculated?
      1. Estimated costs are calculated on a fixed billing period using full calendar months.
      2. On the first day of the month, all fixed costs are applied to the billing period, and added to that days cost, along with that days actual maximum demand and consumption costs.
      3. Following days display the movement in costs. This will include all consumption costs for the day, and any increase in the peak demand, over previous days in the billing period.



  8. Consumption, Demand & Power Factor Chart & Heatmap

    The Bar Chart and Heatmap are 2 separate graphic elements, that work together to provide a insightful view on your energy Consumption (kWh), Demand (kVA) & Power Factor.

    The Selector in the Bar Chart area changes the data viewed between Consumption, Demand and Power Factor. The data displayed in both the bar chart, and heatmap will change to display the selected data.

    The Heatmap also functions as a date selector. Clicking any of the heatmap days will reload the page, displaying thew data for that day.

    1. Consumption

      1. Bar Chart
        The bar chart displays consumption in kWh, in 30 minute intervals.
        If you have multiple sub points, the chart will show the total consumption of the selected point, split into the sub meters that are 1 level down from the selected point. This is done through stacking of the bars in the chart. 
        Hovering your cursor over any of the bars will display:
        1. Date and Time
        2. Total Consumption in kWh
        3. Sub points Consumption in kWh

      2. Consumption Heatmap
        The Consumption heatmap displays a daily view over up to a 6 week period. The lowest and highest total daily consumption over the period is used to create a colour scale. This allows us to visually represent daily consumption fluctuations.
        Darkest green indicates the lowest consumption days.
        Darkest Red indicates the highest consumption days.

        Hovering your cursor over any of the days in the heatmap will display the following data for the hovered day. :
        1. Date 
        2. Consumption in kWh
        3. Peak Demand in kVA
        4. Power Factor at Peak Demand



    2. Demand/Power

      1. Line Chart
        The bar chart displays Demand in kVA, in 30 minute intervals.
        Hovering your cursor over the line chart will display:
        1. Date and Time
        2. Demand in kVA
        3. Power in kW

      2. Demand Heatmap
        The Demand heatmap displays a daily view over up to a 6 week period. The lowest and highest daily Demand over the period is used to create a colour scale. This allows us to visually represent daily Demand fluctuations.
        Darkest green indicates the lowest Demand days.
        Darkest Red indicates the highest Demand ays.

        Hovering your cursor over any of the days in the heatmap will display the following data for the hovered day. :
        1. Date 
        2. Consumption in kWh
        3. Peak Demand in kVA
        4. Power Factor at Peak Demand



      3.  Power Factor

        1. Bar Chart
          The bar chart displays Power Factor, in 30 minute intervals.
          Hovering your cursor over any of the bars will display:
          1. Date and Time
          2. Power Factor

        2. Power Factor Heatmap
          The Power Factor heatmap displays a daily view over up to a 6 week period. A set scale is used to indicate a range from good to bad Power Factor.
          Darkest green indicates days where the Power Factor was good.
          Darkest Red indicates days where the Power Factor was bad.
          (          Find and include actual scale from page br)

          Hovering your cursor over any of the days in the heatmap will display the following data for the hovered day. :
          1. Date 
          2. Consumption in kWh
          3. Peak Demand in kVA
          4. Power Factor at Peak Demand



  9. Technical Analysis Table
    The Technical Analysis Table displays all measurement points that are downstream from the point selected in the point selector.
    It provides a quick view of the Last Activity, Consumption, Demand and Power Factor for each point, for the selected day.



    The left hand side of each rows displays the level of each point within the hierarchy.

    o - This indicates that the point is at "Site" level and should display the total consumption for the site. This should in most cases be a virtual meter.
    > -  This indicates that the point is at the first level down from the site. This can either be an actual, or virtual meter.
    >> -  This indicates that the point is at the Second level down from the site. This can either be an actual, or virtual meter.
    >>> -  This indicates that the point is at the Third level down from the site. This can either be an actual, or virtual meter.
    >>>> -  This indicates that the point is at the Fourth level down from the site. This can either be an actual, or virtual meter.
    Each meter at a specific level is a child of the level above it. This structure is what creates our metering hierarchy. The hierarchy should be seen as an energy flow and set up to ensure the site total is accurate, all billing points are accurate, and that the sub meters are fed from the correct parent meters.

    1. Expanding Charts
      When clicking on the hierarchy level indicator on the left hand side (orange block), the row will expand to display 3 charting options.
      The default view will be Demand/Power, but the toggle on the right hand side allows you to switch between 3 charting options:
      1. Demand/Power Line chart - Displays 1 minute interval Demand (kVA) and Power (kW).
      2. Consumption Bar Chart - Displays 1 minute interval Consumption (kWh).
      3. Power Factor Bar Chart- Displays 1 minute interval Power Factor. 
      Each of these charts give the ability to zoom in on a specific time period by clicking and dragging between two points.
      The slider below the chart also allos you to click and drag to change the date range you are viewing, without using the date selector.



    2. Expanding Statistics
      Below the chart is a blue expansion button named "Show Statistics". Clicking this expands the statistics table that gives a table view of all energy metrics available for that point.



  10. 33 Week Consumption, Demand & Power Factor Heatmap
    The heatmap displays a daily view of Consumption, Demand & Power Factor over up to a 33 week period.
    The Heatmap also functions as a date selector. Clicking any of the heatmap days will reload the page, displaying thew data for that day.

    1. Consumption
      The lowest and highest total daily consumption over the period is used to create a colour scale. This allows us to visually represent daily consumption fluctuations.
      Darkest green indicates the lowest consumption days.
      Darkest Red indicates the highest consumption days.

    2. Demand/Power
      The lowest and highest daily Demand over the period is used to create a colour scale. This allows us to visually represent daily Demand fluctuations.
      Darkest green indicates the lowest Demand days.
      Darkest Red indicates the highest Demand days.

    3. Power Factor
      A set scale is used to indicate a range from good to bad Power Factor.
      Darkest green indicates days where the Power Factor was good.
      Darkest Red indicates days where the Power Factor was bad.


      Hovering your cursor over any of the days in the heatmap will display the following data for the hovered day. :
      1. Date 
      2. Consumption in kWh
      3. Peak Demand in kVA
      4. Power Factor at Peak Demand


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