Understanding Weather Stations
Weather stations are facilities that measure atmospheric conditions and collect weather data such temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, and barometric pressure.
Weather stations are defined by the following:
- Weather Station; An ID for the weather station.
- Weather Meter: The weather meter (see below) that captures weather data for the weather station.
- Status A flag that indicates if the weather status is Active or Inactive.
- Geographic Longitude: The geographic longitude of the location of the weather station.
- Geographic Latitude: The geographic latitude of the location of the weather station.
- External ID: An ID used for the weather stations in external systems, such as a distributed energy resource management (DERM) system.
System Data
Weather Stations are based on the following system data:
| Data Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Object | Weather Station (D1-WTHRSTN) |
| Business Object(s) | Weather Station (D1-WeatherStation) |
Weather Meters
Weather meters are virtual devices used to store weather data for a weather station within the application. Weather meters can have one more interval measuring components, each configured to store a specific type of weather data (temperature, wind speed, humidity, and so on).
Weather meters are defined by the following:
- Device Type: The device type for the weather meter. This should be based on the Weather Meter Type (D1-WeatherMeterType) business object.
- Status: The current status of the weather meter (Active or Inactive)
- Serial Number: An identifier for the weather meter. This is based on the ID of the Weather Station.
Like other devices, weather meters require device types. Device types for weather meters are created based on the Weather Meter Type (D1-WeatherMeterType) business object. In addition, weather meters have related device configurations based on the Device Configuration (D1-DeviceConfiguration) business object, and measuring components based on the Interval Channel (D1-IntervalChannel) business object.
See Creating Weather Metersfor more information about how weather meters are created.
System Data
Weather Meters are based on the following system data:
| Data Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Object | Device (D1-DEVICE) |
| Business Object(s) | Weather Meter (D1-WeatherMeter) |