Energy
The energy sector covers a very wide wide range of applications. mSemicon has involvement in several areas in this sector.
Through our involvement with HVAC applications, we are engaged in projects that promote the all electric approach to heating, where potentially clean electrical energy from renewable sources can replace fossil based fuels. This involves more than just developing heating controls, but also coordination on a wider scale within the electricity network on how and when to consume available electrical power.
Metering - The AD5510
mSemicon has recenty introduced the versatile single-phase AD5510 power meter, featured below. This is a DIN-rail mountable electricity meter for use in residential and light commercial buildings. WiFi enabled. For use with Panamonitor, mSemicon’s IoT device management platform, or it can alternatively can send data to a third party IP address. Measurement interval is dynamically programmable from 1 second to 15 minutes. Can be used to monitor one or two currents on the same phase, such as load and generation, or general loads and electric heating. Ideally suited to research applications, but also as an integral part of any monitoring system.
Other metering applications
mSemicon has also developed a pulse-based meter for a specific domestic HVAC application.
The company has also developed OCR technology for reading old style rotary dial based meters. Along with IoT technology, this allows intelligent network systems to be deployed more widely.
Research projects
mSemicon is an active participant in multiple research projects, both national and European, in area of energy, spanning applications as disparate as blockchain trading of electrical energy over the grid, energy storage using advanced battery technologies, grid flexibility implementation, and consumer behaviour. The company is always pleased to discuss new projects with interested parties.
The company has a background in motor drives and power electronics in general, and is therefore active in the hardware aspects of renewable energy systems.
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