EMS portrait for Energy Depot Swiss GmbH
- Company
- Energy Depot Swiss GmbH
- Company headquarters
- Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- PRIMUS
- Website
- https://www.energydepot.ch/
PRIMUS Energy Manager – intelligent control for maximum energy efficiency
The PRIMUS Energy Manager is based on the open OPENEMS platform and offers a manufacturer-independent, future-proof energy management system. This gives you full control over your energy flows – flexibly, transparently, and efficiently.
Thanks to its diverse functionality, PRIMUS seamlessly integrates heat pumps, heating elements, wall boxes, and complex battery storage systems. Powerful grid-friendly features such as peak shaving, power limitation, and the evaluation of ripple control signals ensure optimal utilization and stabilization of your energy system.
With data updates every second, you receive precise feedback on the current system status at all times. The robust hardware architecture of PRIMUS guarantees maximum data security – both through local storage on the device and through our secure servers in Konstanz.
Whether for single-family homes, multi-family homes, or C&I commercial facilities, the PRIMUS energy manager is the ideal solution for energy and cost optimization in the PRIMUS easy 2.0 and PRIMUS PRO versions.
By connecting to the OPENEMS community, you also benefit from continuous further development and future-proofing of the software—today and tomorrow.
General information
| Main application | HEMS (Home Energy Management System) |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| Utility service | electricity |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
Functions for real estate
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Measurements
Measurements for billingMultitenancy -
Visualisation & Monitoring
Monitoring and operational supervision, Incident managementDemonstrating the potential financial savings for end customersMeasurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)Visualizations (building level or apartment level)PV performance evaluation -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsReceiving ripple control signalsDynamic feed-in regulationE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)Active battery managementRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility V2HWeather forecasting -
Services
Direct marketingVEWA conform billingZEV billingCollection -
Certificates
Minergie monitoringSmartGridreadyMETAS certification
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Incident managementAuthorization managementApplication in single- & multi-family housesPortfolio overviewMultitenancy -
Market needs
Electricity tariffsE-Mobility billing -
Grid needs
Reactive current detectionPeak shavingLoad shiftingE-mobility V2GFlexibility aggregationRipple control system replacement
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label under certain conditions |
Compatible Components
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
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| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Heat meter |
Individual offer developable |
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| Water meter |
Individual offer developable |
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| Gas meter |
Individual offer developable |
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| Inverter/PV plant |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Battery storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat pump |
Individual offer developable |
Standard offer available |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Individual offer developable |
Standard offer under development |
| Water boiler |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat storage |
Individual offer developable |
Individual offer developable |
| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Kompatibilitätsliste | ||
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
0-800 CHF, depending on market relevance |
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Operating modes Components
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Charging station
Solar based chargingAffordable chargingPriority chargingConsideration of load limits
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Heat pump
Dynamic setpoint shiftsForecast-based control
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Heating rods
Stepless control
Technical information
| Operating elements |
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| Components of the product |
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| Interfaces to components |
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| Communication interfaces | LAN |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Yes (partially) Please specify. |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | RJ45 |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | No offer |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors), AI (self-learning algorithms, etc.) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control |
In real time (up to 5 seconds)
Every second |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Other |
| Data measurement for water billing | Other |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data transmission | Other (please specify) |
Installation & Operation
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by External installer, End user, Specialist partner, utility |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | Up to 15 minutes |
| Software updates | At least 4 times a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Manually via remote access |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Manual on site, Manually via remote access |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Manual on site, Manually via remote access |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 20 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Privacy Policy Overview | We comply with GDPR and DSG, cloud in Germany, HTTPS, data transfer is encrypted according to the latest TLS 1.3, encryption of data in transfer and in storage is complete. |
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site, Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | No certification |
Costs
Costs at single-party building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 single-party building with the following existing components (excluding commercial use):
- Metering units: 1 electricity meter
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 1 fully equipped charging station (AC charging)
Costs at multi-unit building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 multi-unit building with the following existing components (excluding commercial premises):
- Metering units: 20 electricity meters
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations (AC charging)
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
Dynamic load management
| Single-party building | |
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| Comment | Except for our PRIMUS energy manager, all devices are installed on site. |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 590 EMS and relay control, counters can be supplied by us, but are not included in the standard delivery. |
| One-time software costs | CHF 160 Online setup and functional testing of the application |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 750 |
| Installation cost | external installation |
| Project management costs | Performed by the installer Upon request, we provide support for the commissioning of complex systems. |
| Annual costs | CHF 0 |
| Multi-unit building | |
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| Comment | ZEV billing is carried out by a cooperation partner. With the exception of our PRIMUS energy manager, all devices are installed on site. |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 590 EMS and relay control. Meters can be supplied by us, but are not included in the standard delivery. |
| One-time software costs | CHF 160 Online setup and functional testing of the application |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 750 |
| Installation cost | external installation Performed by the installer; upon request, we provide support for the commissioning of complex systems. |
| Project management costs | CHF 0 Performed by the installer; upon request, we provide support for the commissioning of complex systems. |
| Annual costs | CHF 0 |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Currently in development; we do not yet offer this solution. |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, we are compatible with the Swiss system: currency, tariff system, etc. |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
No
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| Other partners/clients | We mainly work with installers throughout Switzerland. |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | We have implemented approximately 100 installations in single-family homes with our installers in Switzerland. We have also implemented C&I projects with peak shaving and power limitation at the grid point. Other projects: - Control of multiple wallboxes with priority setting - Systems with my-PV for hot water production |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | In Europe, we have already implemented more than 1,000 installations in single-family homes and on farms. This also includes C&I solutions with the control of multiple battery storage systems and load management. In addition, systems with self-marketing interfaces have also been implemented. |
| Founding year | 2014 |
| Number of FTE | 4 |