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Community - Electric Metering - RCP

There are several modes of connecting electric meters and communication based on the number of consumers and buildings at a site.

1. Community - An introduction and multiple consumers

Installation in a grouping of consumers (RCP) with a single point of connection 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 connection 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 used, for example, in the case of a single-family house.

Single with Climkit Gateway

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

3. Microgrid - An introduction to network and multiple buildings

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

This diagram is planned when the meters are located in different areas of the site and it is not possible to connect all of them 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 only one Climkit Gateway and RS485-Ethernet converters in the different buildings.

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

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

Climkit retrieves data from the GRD meters from the GRD Datahub. The private Climkit meters used for consumer metering (apartments, common areas, etc.) are read by the Cloud Gateway and the 4G router.

All data is then viewable from the Climkit platform.

Example of electrical panels

Panel with 7 Climkit meters for apartments and common areas and one GRD introduction meter:

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

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

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