ENERGY QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: FRAMEWORK OF TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MATURITY ANALYSIS

Abstract

Sustainability is nowadays a watchword in large companies and is always part of their strategies. Understanding how electrical energy is used is increasingly necessary to seek ways to improve its applications in industrial operations and guarantee sustainability. To this end, energy quality information is an indispensable asset. Energy Quality Management Systems (EQMS) are essential tools in this strategy. Therefore, it is necessary to have a minimum set of requirements that meet the needs. Many EQMS providers are on the market, but their solutions are at different maturity levels. This study proposes a framework of technical criteria that can be used to analyze these tools. This framework was evaluated on the leading commercially available EQMS to assess its efficacy. The results showed that the current EQMS solutions still need more maturity to meet these requirements fully.