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Background

A large chain operator in the elderly care sector provides a range of services including institutional care, community day care, in-home nursing, and rehabilitation medical services. In the past, energy consumption data—covering electricity, water, and gas—across its various care facilities was collected manually and compiled through spreadsheets. This resulted in unclear energy accounting, rough management practices, and delayed data reporting. These issues not only made it difficult to meet government compliance requirements for energy conservation and emission reduction in public institutions, but also hindered the company's efforts to achieve refined operations and build a "green elderly care" service brand. Moreover, given the critical need to ensure resident comfort and medical safety, HVAC systems, medical equipment, and lighting run 24/7, intensifying the conflict between energy waste and rising operational costs.

WideIOT has deployed industrial-grade energy data acquisition gateways to build a complete energy data pipeline from the device layer to the platform layer, providing comprehensive and reliable digital support for energy management in elderly care institutions. Various smart meters for electricity, water, and heat, as well as equipment such as HVAC systems and elevators—primarily using Modbus, DL/T645, and other protocols—are connected via RS485 serial ports and Ethernet for data collection. Energy consumption data is transmitted in real time to an energy management platform, enabling functions such as energy monitoring, alerting, management, control, and data analytics. This provides the data foundation for care facilities to achieve safety compliance, energy savings, cost reduction, and improved service quality.

Key Features

1. Comprehensive Device Connectivity – The gateway features multiple serial ports and network interfaces and supports a wide range of communication protocols including Modbus, DL/T645, IEC61850, and CJ188. It can seamlessly connect to smart electricity meters, water meters, heat meters, and PLC-controlled equipment such as HVAC systems and air compressors across all facilities. Automated meter reading replaces inefficient, lagging manual processes.

2. Industrial-Grade Reliability and Remote Management – Designed to industrial standards, the gateway operates reliably in demanding environments such as data rooms and electrical distribution closets. It supports data retransmission during network interruptions and multi-network backup to ensure continuity and integrity of energy data. Remote configuration, diagnostics, and firmware upgrades are also supported, significantly reducing on-site maintenance costs and labor requirements across multiple facilities.

3. Intelligent Alerting and Integrated Safety – With preset energy safety thresholds and equipment fault alert rules, the system automatically notifies managers via WeChat, SMS, or email for timely response. It can also integrate with fire safety IoT systems to provide early warnings for electrical fire hazards and enable remote control of equipment such as fans, pumps, and roller shutters.

4. Multi-Center Data Sharing and Compliance – The system supports data distribution to multiple destinations, enabling seamless sharing with corporate energy management platforms, group headquarters platforms, and even government-level monitoring platforms. This facilitates energy consumption statistics, analysis, auditing, and effectiveness uation of energy-saving measures, ensuring strict compliance with public institution energy conservation regulations.