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Community - Electric Counting - RCP

Several connection modes for electric meters and communication exist depending on the number of consumers and buildings on a site.

1. Community - An introduction and several consumers

Installation in a grouping of consumers (RCP) with a single point of introduction to the grid, multiple consumers (apartments, offices, common areas, etc.), and a photovoltaic installation.

Example: a residential building with 3 apartments and 1 meter for the common areas:

Community with Climkit Gateway

Community with Cloud Gateway and 4G Router

Community with Cloud Gateway and LAN Router

2. Single - A single consumer

Installation with a single point of introduction to the grid, a single consumer, and a photovoltaic installation.

According to this diagram, consumption is deducted. It is also possible to measure consumption and production. This model is for example used in the case of a single-family home.

Single with Climkit Gateway

Single with Cloud Gateway and LAN Router (or 4G)

3. Microgrid - An introduction to the network and multiple buildings

Installation with a single point of introduction, multiple consumers, and multiple buildings.

This scheme is to be planned when the meters are located in different places on the site and it is not possible to connect them all to the same bus network. In this case, a Gateway and an internet connection (LAN or 4G router) are installed in each building.

It is also possible to install a single Climkit Gateway and RS485-Ethernet converters in different buildings.

4. Microgrid - Multiple network introductions and virtual metering (virtual RCP)

Installation with multiple introductions and use of the network for distributing the produced electricity among the buildings. A virtual metering that sums the DSO meters is established by the DSO to issue a single invoice.

Climkit retrieves data from DSO meters from the DSO Datahub. Private Climkit meters used for measuring consumers (apartments, common areas, etc.) are read by the Cloud Gateway and 4G router.

All data can then be visualized from the Climkit platform.

Example of electrical panels

Panel with 7 Climkit meters for the apartments and common areas and a DSO introduction meter:

Climkit meters for the apartments and common areas (left panel) and DSO introduction meters with output from the photovoltaic installation (right panel):

Panel with the installation of Climkit meters on existing meter plates:

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