This document is a commissioning time calculator that estimates the time required to complete various configuration, software installation, and customization tasks for a Power Monitoring Expert (PME) system. It provides estimated unit times in minutes for over 50 individual components and tasks. The total estimated cost per day for a technician is $1,500 and the total estimated cost is initially set to $0 since no tasks have been selected.
This document is a commissioning time calculator that estimates the time required to complete various configuration, software installation, and customization tasks for a Power Monitoring Expert (PME) system. It provides estimated unit times in minutes for over 50 individual components and tasks. The total estimated cost per day for a technician is $1,500 and the total estimated cost is initially set to $0 since no tasks have been selected.
This document is a commissioning time calculator that estimates the time required to complete various configuration, software installation, and customization tasks for a Power Monitoring Expert (PME) system. It provides estimated unit times in minutes for over 50 individual components and tasks. The total estimated cost per day for a technician is $1,500 and the total estimated cost is initially set to $0 since no tasks have been selected.
Commissioning Time Hours Days 0.0 0.0 Workday (hrs) 7
Quantity (QTY) Component Unit Time
(Minutes)
Additional project time
0 Additional buffer time (in hours) required for project 60 Software Configuration 0 Install operating system 240 0 Update operating system with latest service packs and hotfixes 240 0 Configure operating system in preparation for PME v9 15 0 PME v9 software installation (with or without SQL Express) 120 0 SQL Server Standard/Enterprise installation 90 0 Software backup at end of project 30 0 x1 device added to Management Console 5 0 x1 create logical device type (5 tags) 15 0 x1 user account added to system 3 Web Client Application Configuration 0 x1 Dashboard with x2 gadgets 5 0 x1 Diagram (from template) 60 0 x1 Diagram (from nothing; requires design, layout, creation) 240 0 x1 Trend 5 0 x1 Report 5 0 Change report pack logo 5 0 Change colour scheme of a single report 5 0 Change colour scheme of a single report 5 0 Configure Alarm Views 15 0 Create a single Alarm Configuration for all devices 10 PLC and WAGES 0 Configure PLC (or power meter with DI) 30 0 Configure Com'X for PLC logging 15 0 Configure ETL to push logs to PME 30 0 Add Com'X and PLC to Management Console 5 0 Create logical device for WAGES (5 measurements) 10 Hierarchies 0 Load a pre-configured hierarchy template 15 0 Configure the hierarchy (for 10 devices) 25 0 Create a new hierarchy template 120 Device Communication 0 Install additional default device drivers 5 0 Create new device driver in DTE (20 tags with PC logging) 180 Custom Reports Basic report (with BIDS and elements from default reports) 1-5 days Advanced report, designed with customer and C# 5-30 days Custom report development requires training and practice and should be quoted outside of this tool. Do not sell custom reports if you do not have a developer capable of delivering them. The factory will not develop custom reports for you. Billing Module (optional) 0 Simple report (flat rates) 240 0 Advanced report (Time-of-use, PF, tiered rates, etc.) 480 Applications in VIP 0 Paper design of simple application (5 modules) 30 0 Create (basic) application in the VIP (5 modules) 30 0 Create (advanced) application in the VIP (5 modules) 240 0 Link real-time and historic data into Vista and Web client 15 Power Quality 0 Enable PQ detection in device (per device) 5 0 Reconfigure PQ detection settings (per device) 10 Event Notification Module (Optional) 0 200 Tags 960 TVDs 0 Import Weather Feed Data into PME 60 0 Modify the PME Web User Interface and Add Web Content 15 0 Use PME to Identify Harmonics Impacting my Facility (One Meter) 30 0 Use PME to Identify Harmonics Impacting my Facility (ION 9K) 20 0 Indicate Disturbance Direction Detection on a PME One-Line Diagram 30 0 Create a KPI Dashboard that shows Daily Electric Consumption vs Avg Temperature 150 0 Deploy a Basic Power Monitoring Expert System in a Day 210 0 Detect Facility Changes using Smart Notification 60 0 Building Energy Rating Gadget 60 0 Daily Energy Vs. Average Temperature Gadget 150 0 Energy Usage Intensity Map (1 Zone) 35 0 Vertical Bar Indicator 30 0 Report in a Dashboard (1st Report) 45 0 Report in a Dashboard (2nd Report and On) 15 0 Saved Reports (1 Report) 6 Configuration Segment Tools 0 Operating Room Configuration 120 0 Breaker Performance 40 0 Generator Performance 90 0 UPS Power Performance 80 0 Power Efficiency 80 0 Power Capacity 120 0 Power Quality Performance 240 0 EPSS Configuration 120 Cost / Day Total Cost $ 1,500.00 $ -