Virtual Counter Plugin

The plugin Virtual counter allows you to create energy meters in kilowatt-hours from raw indexes (Wh/kWh) and/or powers (W/kW), whether in single rate or in peak/off-peak hours. This plugin also allows you to create counters per user (Custom/OCPP).

INFORMATION

Protocol information OCPP will only be visible if the plugin is detected on the machine.

Configuration

Plugin Configuration

• Default pricing: Select default pricing for virtual meters (single rate or peak hours/off-peak hours).
• Pricing Switch: In case of default peak/off-peak pricing, select the default pricing toggle info/binary command (1=peak hours/0=off-peak hours).
• OCPP:
  • Automatic creation of counters: Check the box to automatically create counters per user for any new OCPP transaction.

Equipment configuration

To add a new virtual counter, click on the button +Add.

• Meter type: Select the meter type (Standard/Custom (WIP)/OCPP).
• Pricing: Adjust pricing if necessary.
• Pricing Switch: In case of peak/off-peak pricing, adapt the info/binary pricing switch command if necessary.

• Identifier: For custom or OCPP type counters, indicate the user ID.

Data to be processed

Virtual counters of type OCPP automatically retrieve transaction data from each user.

For others, you have to click on the button Manage Orders of the section Data to be processed Then Add an entry.

• Standard counters:

  

  • Data: Info/digital command of raw data to be processed.
  • Unit: Select unit if not automatically detected (Wh/kWh/W/kW).

• Custom counters (WIP):

  

  • Data: Info/digital command of raw data to be processed.
  • Unit: Select unit if not automatically detected (Wh/kWh/W/kW).
  • Identifier: Fill in the info/other command specifying the identifier of the current user (the value must match the identifier defined at the equipment level for the transaction to be counted).

Commandes

The following orders are created based on the pricing:

• Single rate:
  • Index (Info/digital in kWh).
• Peak hours/Off-peak hours:
  • Full hour index (Info/digital in kWh).
  • Off-peak hours index (Info/digital in kWh).