We use APC UPSes on site with a monitoring card in them that also can read an open or closed relay to send us emails when the generator is running or when the UPS goes on battery etc. I forget the card model but it just slides into any smart UPS and you put an IP on it to get email notifications.
Eric On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Troy Settle <tset...@thewiredroad.net> wrote: > I was wondering about that… no experience though. What hardware/software do > you use at the site to facilitate the monitoring? > > > > It was suggested in a private reply to monitor the UPS… but that doesn’t > quite work, as the UPS will likely not know the difference between grid and > genny power. > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Eric Rogers > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 1:37 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote generator monitoring? > > > > Most of the Generac or commercial gensets have relays in the control panel > that let you know what is going on. We tie into them and just use a contact > closure monitor. > > > > Eric > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Troy Settle > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:31 PM > To: wireless@wispa.org > Subject: [WISPA] Remote generator monitoring? > > > > How does one typically monitor remote locations to know when/if they’re > running on generator? I’d like to know when a generator exorcises and when > it’s running due to a power outage. > > > > The easiest solution I can think of, is to stick an old routerboard at the > site to run from the generator only, then monitor it to know when we’re on > genny power. This seems a little klunky though. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Troy Settle, Network Administrator > > The Wired Road Authority > > 1117 E. Stuart Dr. > > Galax, VA 24333 > > (276) 238-0049 (office) > > (276) 237-3890 (cell) > > tset...@thewiredroad.net > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- ========= Eric Merkel ejmerkel.li...@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
