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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 3

2. ELINKIN FOUR STEPS ..................................................................... 4

3. TARIFF SETTINGS ............................................................................ 6

4. PERSONAL SETTINGS ..................................................................... 8

5. COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM THE MONITOR ....................... 10

6. MAIN PAGE: ELINK .......................................................................... 12

7. HOW TO DISPLAY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION DATA ................. 14

8. CONSUMPTION CURVE ................................................................... 169. TARIFF CHECKER ............................................................................ 20

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 22


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1. INTRODUCTION

elink is an energy consumption management program that will help you increase

your understanding of energy consumption and offer a more sophisticated means to

analyse energy consumption.elink software will:

Use the data from your efergy wireless monitor to produce graphs and demand

curves for your energy consumption.

Help compare different tariffs that could reduce energy costs

Discover the advantages of shifting consumption to lower tariff rate periods

Introduce ideas on energy saving plans

How to contact us

If you have any questions about using your efergy products, please feel free to contact

us, or visit the website for up to date information, downloads, and frequently asked

questions.

Email your questions at [email protected]

We aim to answer all emails within 48 hours.

Efergy Customer Service. T +44 (0) 8450 177 769


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STEP 1. INSTALLATION

Insert the CD into your PC, open the set-up program (setup.exe) and follow the

instructions. When you install this software make sure:

Date and time of your e2 wireless monitor and your PC are the same.

(Remember adjusting date and time again when replacing batteries into the monitor)

You have Internet connection.

You must have Administrator privileges

When running Windows Vista, make sure the User Access Control (UAC) feature

is turned off before running this software

2. ELINK IN FOUR STEPS

IMPORTANT:

The numbers on the wireless monitor and elink software may vary from

one another. Some data sets can be interpreted differently. You may find

data on the display differ to that on PC.

The wireless electricity monitor and elink cannot be used as a comparison

to your electricity meter. Electricity meters have to conform to much stricter

guidelines and testing procedures, which are not applicable to wireless

monitors. All data collected from the e2 shuold be for reference only.


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STEP 2. ADJUSTING TARIFF

Before downloading any data from your wireless monitor please pay attention to the

following instructions:

1. Identify the tariff with an ID number for future reference.

2. Adjust the values on the software to a rate charged by your supplier.

STEP 3. COLLECT DATA FROM MONITOR

Once the set-up of the tariff has been adjusted, set-up of the elink software is

complete. Connect your wireless monitor to your PC. Connection should be made

with USB cable provided.To collect data, click on the COLLECT DATA button on the top right hand side of the

screen. A green bar will display the amount of time left for data to be downloaded.

When complete you will be able to access to all applications on the elink page.

STEP 4. APPLICATIONS

Click on the different application headings to get a view of your electricity consumption

data. You will be able to:

observe your hourly, daily, weekly and monthly consumptions graphically

see your own average consumption curve for the week and the year

compare and make alternative tariff analysis


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3. TARIFF SETTINGS

On your electricity bill you will find all the details for setting the tariff:

Tariff ID: you need to identify your tariff settings with a name or code in order to

recognise this tariff settings. This will allow you to save tariff settings changes and see

the effect on shifting electricity suppliers.

Select Single or Dual tariff

Set the cost per kWh and the time (dual tariff): this is the amount of money

you pay for each unit of energy consumed. For dual tariff you need to set the time

each tariff starts.

Monthly standing charge. This is a fix amount you may pay to your energyutility. Check your energy bill to find this out. If this is given on your bill as a quarterly

figure, divide it by 3.

TIP:

If you are charged more for the first number of kWh used per quarter, then a lower

rate thereafter, please perform the following calculation and add the data to the

monthly standing charge settings.

Example: if first 200kWh per quarter charged at 18p, all units thereafter charged

at 12p, then (0,18/kWh - 0,12/kWh) x 200kWh = 12 per

quarter = 3 per month.


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JAN APR

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TARGET FOLLOW UP

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SETTINGS DISPLAY DATA HELPTARIFF CHECKER QUIT

COLLECT DATA

BACKUP & RESTORE

LAST BACKUP DATE: 29/05/2008

LAST COLLECT DATE: 27/05/2008

Electricity average cost: 0,15/kWh

Carbon ratio: 0,40kg.CO2/kWh

Set Your Target

User name

Country

Currency Symbol Carbon Ratio

YOUR NAME

UNITED KINGDOM

0 per

PERSONAL APPLY DISCARD

TARIFF Tariff ID. #001

day

0.40

Single tariff

Dual tariff From toPriceType/Name

Monthly standing charge*

*If this is given on your bill as a Quarterly figure, divide it by 4.

0,12

Peak

Off-Peak

0

0,14

0,08

/kWh

/kWh

/kWh

/kWh/month


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Personal settings: Please enter the correct information into the boxes. For carbon

ratio the UK 0,43 kg. of CO2 is emitted per one kWh of electricity.

Consumption plan/target*: with elink you can create your own consumption

targets, set your energy consumption target by defining the following parameters:Target amount: please enter the amount for analysis

Your type of plan: please choose target setting between kWh used, costs ()

or carbon emissions (kg.CO2)

Time period of your plan: define periods for comparison - daily, weekly or

monthly plans.

Target follow up: on the left side of the program you will find an indicator thatwill tell you how you are to your target. The indicator will show you:

Good or Bad. A blue colour suggests you are within the targets set. An orange color

suggests you are below your target and consuming more than planned.

Distance: The percentage shown relate directly to how you are to your target.

4. PERSONAL SETTINGS

Example: Blue 50% indicator will mean

you are using half of the target set.

*Setting a plan needs a wide knowledge of your

average consumption. We recommmend playing

for a while with the program until you recognize

your consumption figures before setting a plan.


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JAN APR

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TARGET FOLLOW UP

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COLLECT DATA

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Set Your Target

User name

Country

Currency Symbol Carbon Ratio

YOUR NAME

UNITED KINGDOM

0 per

PERSONAL APPLY DISCARD

day

0.40

TARIFF Tariff ID. #001

Single tariff

Dual tariff From toType/Name

Monthly standing charge*

*If this is given on your bill as a Quarterly figure, divide it by 4.

0,12

Peak

Off-Peak

0

0,14

0,08

Price

/kWh

/kWh

/kWh

/kWh/month


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COLLECTING DATA

STEP 1. Connect the USB to the wireless monitor and PC

STEP 2. The PC will take a few seconds to recognise the USB connection

STEP 3. Press the button COLLECT DATA. You will see an horizontal bar movesacross the screen showing download progress

STEP 4. Disconnect the USB cable from your PC once you have finished collecting

data

5. COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM THE MONITOR

ATTENTION: if data cannot be collected successfully,

please disconnect the USB cable and connect again.

The PC and software require a short amount of timeto recognise the USB connection

BACK-UP

This option allows you save information (settings and energy consumption

data) as well as transferring the data to another PC.

Back-up copy: you will need to select the folder where you want to save thedata.

Restore data: in this case you need to select where you have saved the data

previously.


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ENERGY COSTS CARBON FOOTPRINT

DAILY CONSUMPTION

11.67

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COLLECT DATA

BACKUP & RESTORE





JAN APR

AGO

DEC

TARGET FOLLOW UP

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ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR 4,259.55

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR

555.67


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Summary: Each time the elink program is opened the elink summary page

will be shown. This page contains a short summary of your consumption:

Daily consumption, corresponds to your daily average consumption

Annual consumption, corresponds to annual accumulated consumption

Estimated annual consumption. This is an estimation based on daily average

data

Select viewed data: Above the main summary you will find three buttons:

ENERGY, COSTS, CARBON FOOTPRINT. Select the unit (kWh, , kg.CO2) to check

the value of your indicators.

Target follow up: on the left side of the program you will find an indicator that

will tell you how you are to your target. The indicator will show you:

Good or Bad. A blue colour suggests you are within the targets set. An orange color

suggests you are below your target and consuming more than planned.

Distance: The percentage shown relate directly to how you are to your target.

6. MAIN PAGE: ELINK


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DAILY CONSUMPTION

11.67

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COLLECT DATA

BACKUP & RESTORE





JAN APR

AGO

DEC

TARGET FOLLOW UP

BadGood

ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR 4,259.55

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR

555.67


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Press the DISPLAY DATA button to discover your energy consumption profile at

different periods of time.

Periods:

24 hours: displays daily consumption taken at hourly periods. Find out at which

times you consume most!

Week-days: displays your daily consumption within a week. Check the differences

between workdays and weekends!

Daily-months: displays your daily consumption within each month. Can you

explain why you consumed the most on a certain day? Monthly-year: here the program displays monthly consumption within current

year. Discover different consumption patterns between seasons - what effect does

winter and summer time have on consumption?

Consumption curve: go to section 8 of the booklet for more information.

Select viewed data: Above the main summary you will find three buttons:ENERGY, COSTS, CARBON FOOTPRINT. Select the unit (kWh, , kg.CO2) to check

the value of your indicators.

7. HOW TO DISPLAY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION DATA

What does the orange color bar mean?

This data belongs to the maximum value (peak) on the graphs.


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DISPLAY DATA BY:

24 HOURS

DAILY PER WEEK

DAILY PER MONTH

MONTHLY PER YEAR

CONSUMPTION CURVE

kWh

kWh kWh

24 HOURS

DAILY PER MONTH MONTHLY PER YEAR

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kWh DAILY PER WEEK

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0,455

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0,455

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COLLECT DATA

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Daily consumption bar (week-days)

The daily consumption curve represents the demand for energy throughout a 24 hour

period (from 00:00 to 23:59).

You should be able to identify trends and different periods of the day when electricityuse changes. Typical daily demand curves will show peak usage between the morning

and evening, before and after you leave for work or children go / return from school.

The curve displays what time you consume most electricity and most importantly how

you can change this behaviour. Reducing your consumption at energy peak periods

and shifting these to off-peak periods you will save money and CO2 emissions.

The week-day-curve displays average consumption over a week. This allows the userto compare and understand daily changes in energy demand within a week.

Discover the differences between your demand on a work-day and a weekend!

8. CONSUMPTION CURVE


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WEEKLY MONTHLY

Sunday Monday Tuesday

Thursday Friday Saturday

WednesdayDISPLAY DATA BY:

24 HOURS

DAILY PER WEEK

DAILY PER MONTH

MONTHLY PER YEAR

CONSUMPTION CURVE

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COLLECT DATA

BACKUP & RESTORE






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Consumption curve (months)

The month-curve displays average consumption by months. This allows the user to

compare energy demand at each month.

Do you have similar profile in winter and summer? Find out how different seasons can

affect to your energy consumption. How can you change this behaviour to save money

and CO2 emissions?

Monthly maximum power demand:Themonth-curve will display maximum

consumption used over the month / year.


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January February March

May June July

April

WEEKLY MONTHLY

August

September October November December

DISPLAY DATA BY:

24 HOURS

DAILY PER WEEK

DAILY PER MONTH

MONTHLY PER YEAR

CONSUMPTION CURVE

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COLLECT DATA

BACKUP & RESTORE






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This application will help you compare electricity suppliers. This is specially useful

for:

- Dual tariff users: to check whether other utilities can give you better deals

- Single tariff users: to check whether a dual tariff will cut your electricity bills.

Tariff checker. You will need to find the latest information from the internet on different

rates and enter the data into the table.

Step 1. Tick the energy consumption scenario already registered by your

monitor and collected to your PC. You will find monthly and yearly data.

Step 2. Tick alternative tariff options.

Step 3. Click on Check it out! and the software will make a comparison basedon the tariff info and your consumption data.

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9. TARIFF CHECKER

IMPORTANT:

The elink program has not been designed for billing purposes. Please

do not use the data from the elink to contact your supplier about

billing information or questioning regarding comparisons

Import tariff. Click on this box to add alternative tariff settings. Follow same

indications as when you set your tariff profile. After you save, the settings will be saved

and registered, and now you will be able to compare these with your current tariff.


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Import Tariff... Refresh Delete tariff FinishIMPORT DATA SIMULATE TARIFFS

Energy records What if...?

Check it out!

Date

2008

March 2008

Tariff 2.0.3

Tariff 2.0.1

Tariff 2.0.3

Tariff 2.0.3

Tariff ID Tariff ID Last update

02/02/2008

05/04/2008

kWh

7.988.75

510.89

ACT

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COLLECT DATA

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Hardware:

CPU compatible with:

Intel Pentium (Pentium 4 and above)

Intel Celeron

Intel Xeon

Intel Core

AMD Athlon 64

AMD Opteron

AMD Sempron

Memory: + 256 Mega bytes.

Free space: + 500 Mega bytes de hard disk

Graphics: 32bit, compatible nVidia/ATI.

Monitor: minimum 15.

Software:

OS: Windows XP/Vista x32 with SP3 for

WinXP and SP1 for VISTA.

Platform: .Net framework 3.5 with SP1.

Desktop: minimum 800x600, 32bit color.

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