EMS portrait for Smart Energy Link / SEL
- Company
- Smart Energy Link / SEL
- Company headquarters
- Bern, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- SEL
- Website
- https://www.smartenergylink.ch/
With Smart Energy Link, solar power from self-consumption communities is automatically measured, intelligently controlled, and billed in the customer portal. This allows you to make optimal use of your energy and achieve a high return on investment for your photovoltaic system. End users in the building benefit from lower electricity costs.
All these advantages result from:
- Increased self-consumption
- Price difference between your own solar power and grid power
- Reduction in peak consumption from the grid
- Lower costs for energy metering and billing thanks to the customer portal
- Savings on grid connection for new buildings
- Electricity procurement on the free market (for consumption of 100 MWh or more per year)
General information
| Main application | HEMS (Home Energy Management System) |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| no application |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating, water |
| 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 consumersReceiving ripple control signalsE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)Control of consumers using dynamic tariffsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility V2HActive battery managementWeather forecasting -
Services
VEWA conform billingZEV billingCollectionDirect marketing -
Certificates
Minergie monitoringSmartGridreadyMETAS certification
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Application in single- & multi-family housesMultitenancyIncident managementAuthorization managementPortfolio overview -
Market needs
E-Mobility billingElectricity tariffs -
Grid needs
Ripple control system replacementPeak shavingLoad shiftingE-mobility V2GFlexibility aggregationReactive current detection
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, without white label |
Compatible Components
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Water meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Gas meter |
Individual offer developable |
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| Inverter/PV plant |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer under development |
| Battery storage |
Standard offer available |
Individual offer developable |
| Heat pump |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Individual offer developable |
Individual offer developable |
| Water boiler |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Individual offer developable |
Individual offer developable |
| Heat storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
500-2'500 CHF |
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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, mobile communications (LTE, 4G, 5G), GSM |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Standard offer under development |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | RJ45, Via Dongle/Adapter (Smart Meter Reader), Other (please specify) |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Individual offer developable |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | Algorithms (consideration of several factors) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local), Centrally in a control box (cloud) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | Individually configurable |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Hourly |
| Data measurement for water billing | Hourly |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data transmission | Every 15 minutes |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by utility |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by External installer, Specialist partner |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by External installer, Specialist partner |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | project-specific |
| Software updates | At least once a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Automatic process |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 10 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Data storage | Cloud - in Switzerland, 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
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic feed-in regulation
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
Dynamic load management
Functions (not fulfilled)
Battery storage control
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Functions (not fulfilled)
Battery storage control
Active battery management
| Single-party building | |
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| Comment | Single-party building is not a use case for the SEL system. |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 2,000 Control server / gateway / electricity meter / 1 x current transformer / switch |
| One-time software costs | CHF 950 Software modules: heating pump / heating insert / electromobility / PV |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 3,000 Plus installation |
| Installation cost | Not stated |
| Project management costs | CHF 1,500 Planning, commissioning, configuration Hourly rate: CHF 135/hour |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Multi-unit building | |
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| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 9,800 Control unit + network + meter: CHF 5,800 Electricity meter: CHF 200 each |
| One-time software costs | CHF 1,000 |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 6,500 Installation not included |
| Installation cost | external installation |
| Project management costs | CHF 3,500 |
| Annual costs | CHF 1,800 Collection by administration: CHF 1,300 Additional collection fee: CHF 500 |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Discounts possible |
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 | Property owners, real estate portfolios, installation partners |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | 800 objects (buildings or neighborhoods = grid connection points) |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | 0 |
| Founding year | 2018 |
| Number of FTE | 33 |