Features

What to expect from our smart EMS, in simulation as well as in daily operation.

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Main features (can be combined as needed)
Scheduling
Forecasting - -
Monitoring - -
CO₂ reporting - -
Costs reporting -
Usage reporting

Specifications

What you can expect on a more technical level

Regular

Extend

This level is always available.

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Resolution 5, 15, 30, 60 minutes Going lower usually is not recommended.
Use straightforward local control.
(Re)scheduling frequency Up to 4 times per hour More frequent is possible.
External data sources Up to 2 More and customization possible.
Optimization Storage (battery, EV, V2G, V2H, ...), Heat pumps & boilers We did: Industrial processes.
Next, we'll do: Sharing grid capacity
KPIs Up to 3 (daily resolution) More and customization possible.
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What does it really mean?

Explanations behind the features.

Scheduling

The FlexMeasures platform optimises schedules for your flexible assets.

  • Multi-objective optimisation (reach your goals)
  • Baseline references (compare your actions)
  • Versioned and open algorithms for XAI (explain the process)

Forecasting

FlexMeasures runs on forecasts using machine learning and other AI techniques.

  • Robust benchmarking of new prediction models and information sources
  • Probabilistic performance metrics against time of day and time ahead

Monitoring

The FlexMeasures platform continuously collects data ― it can alert you when that data stream needs attention.

  • Breaches of thresholds (protect devices)
  • Data gaps & strange outliers (assure data quality)
  • Idle processes / leaks (minimise waste)

CO₂ reporting

FlexMeasures comes with a regional CO₂ signal and CO₂ monitor.

  • Greenhouse gas tracking
  • Emissions monitoring

Costs reporting

FlexMeasures comes with financial analytics.

  • Energy price analysis
  • Historical costs / usage reporting

Usage reporting

FlexMeasures shows real-time and historical energy consumption and production.

  • Meter tracking
  • Historical reporting

Time resolution

What time resolution is your data stored in? Many energy systems (including markets) report hourly or quarter-hourly data.
We do run systems in 5-minute intervals, too, e.g. in our V2G living lab.

(Re)scheduling frequency

How often does data change (e.g. weather forecasts, an EV leaves), so that the schedule should be re-computed by FlexMeasures?
Basically, this determines how dynamic your energy flexibility solution is. We have customers who are happy to compute once per day, it all depends.

External sources

Where does your data come from? In the best case, we can arrange for data to be pushed to FlexMeasures’ API.
Often, we have to pull data in, through third-party APIs, for example. That is a data source integration we’ll support and keep running.
Source integrations have to be created, as well. A few already exist within plugins.

Optimization

What kind of optimization is included out-of-the box in FlexMeasures? We have made our work on storage optimization in-built.
We also have optimized against a CO2 signal. Future work will also end up there, for instance heat pumps.
However, many settings, e.g. for industrial processes, will have to be custom work, fitted to your situation.

KPIs

What really happened? It’s crucial to record indicators like achieved costs or self-sufficiency for reporting. (See also topics above).

We can keep track of a few of such key performance indicators for you. If there are more wishes, we can talk about that.
Of course, your data can be gotten out of FlexMeasures, as well, and you can do your own computations, as well.