sektoreins

More out of every kilowatt hour.

Secure the cost advantage in day-to-day operation.

Whether you are just starting out with monitoring and control of your technology or would like to extend an existing automation system with the intelligent layer:Our software starts where your installation stands today.

Software as a Service

Monitoring and control

The sektoreins web app is the digital control room for your plant technology. Readings, operating states and control logic come together on the platform. No portfolio is too large, no site too far away. sektoreins gives you 24/7 control over your technology and is tailored precisely to the requirements and legal regulations of energy engineering.

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  • Multi-tenant portfolio operation — All sites in one interface, each with map, status and contact person. Any number of installations can be added and organised. Roles and permissions are assigned per tenant and per site.
  • Monitoring and visualisation — All readings, states and events live, clearly laid out in one dashboard and stored permanently. The operating log records every configuration change made by users and thereby keeps operation transparent.
  • Mapping electrical installations — The electrical metering concept is rebuilt fully digitally: metering points, generators, loads and storage with all their connections. Feed-in, grid supply and remuneration are therefore assigned traceably at all times.
  • Showing the hydraulics of the heating system — Boiler, heat pump, buffer store and the rest are mapped and connected in the hydraulic schematic. Every reading sits where the device is actually installed, regardless of the data source.
  • Alerting on faults and limit values — Limit values can be stored for every data point. If a value goes above or below its limit, or a device reports a fault, the message goes automatically to the people responsible by e-mail, push or Teams message.
  • Control and regulation tasks — Operating strategies are configured individually as control schemes, via software code or function blocks. The rule engine executes logic reliably — locally on the gateway or across installations via the web app.
Optimisation and data products

Forecasts and operating schedules

We turn raw measurement data into real value and a basis for decisions: sektoreins delivers forecasts and operating schedules even for complex plant setups and changing situations. The models learn from the collected measurement data and become more precise over time. All predictions and schedules can be viewed in the web app and handed straight over to the control system. Prepare today for tomorrow and reduce your operating costs through data-driven optimisation and predictive plant operation.

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  • Weather and market data — Weather data, grid fees and price signals from the day-ahead and intraday market are available in the platform and can be used for operational scheduling.
  • Anomaly detection and notification — If operation suddenly deviates from the learned behaviour or from the forecasts, sektoreins reports what stands out. This also makes faults visible that do not breach any static limit value.
  • AI assistant for control schemes, operation and reports — The assistant knows the installation and its data points. It helps to set up complex control schemes, answers questions about ongoing operation and produces evaluations and reports.
  • Forecasts of generation and consumption — Electrical and thermal consumption is forecast for the near future, based on historical measurement and weather data. The electrical output of solar installations is predicted from the weather forecast.
  • Digital twin of the installation — Every installation is represented as a model that learns from actual operation and becomes more precise over time. This makes it predictable how a heat store, CHP unit or heat pump will react to the forecasts and how the condition of the installation will develop.
  • Optimised scheduling through machine learning — Using the forecasts and the digital twin, sektoreins calculates optimised operating schedules every day. The models work out the best mode of operation for efficient fuel use, high self-consumption or optimised remuneration.
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Hardware

Gateway

Our hardware provides secure and reliable communication for every task in monitoring, control and optimisation. The gateway connects existing devices regardless of manufacturer and sends the data encrypted to the web app. The device is installed within the installation and can also work with a PLC for real-time capable control.

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  • Vendor-neutral — Existing devices and plant technology can be connected through communication interfaces. New components can be integrated later at any time.
  • Direct PLC communication — Inputs and outputs of a connected PLC can be addressed directly from the web app — for real-time capable control and switching commands alike. sektoreins supplies the matching PLC software and relies on proven hardware from established manufacturers with long-term availability.
  • Local + web app — The gateway runs locally and connects to the web app. The web app handles optimisation and monitoring, the gateway handles execution on site. Through that connection the gateway can be adjusted remotely at any time.
  • Fail-safe — Readings are buffered on the gateway and synchronised with the web app automatically once the connection is restored. No data loss, no operational downtime. Control tasks are executed reliably even without a connection to the web app.
SpecificationDetails
ProtocolsModbus RTU/TCP, BACnet, OPC UA, (W)M-Bus, MQTT, REST, direct PLC communication
OperationGateway & web app in combination, also reachable via a local web server
Network connectionEthernet (GbE RJ45 + 2.5 GbE RJ45), Wi-Fi or via SIM card
Power supply12–36 V DC or USB-C
Digital I/O2 × digital output + 2 × digital input
Serial interfaces2 × RS485 + 2 × RS232 + 1 × CAN (up to 1 Mbps)
Dimensions136 × 92 × 39.5 mm
Installationwith DIN rail mount, compact aluminium housing for improved heat conduction
CertificationCE compliant
Commissioning & integration

Engineering

sektoreins sits at the interface between energy engineering and IT. We know both worlds: the installation in the basement and the data structure behind it. We bring that know-how directly into your project — from the first device connection to the finished operating strategy.

  • Commissioning and device connection — We support gateway installation, protocol configuration and data point mapping. Years of experience with CHP units, heat pumps, solar systems and storage mean we know the pitfalls and how to avoid them.
  • Tailored operating strategies — From a simple night setback to multi-generator coordination with schedule optimisation: we configure control logic that fits your installation and your requirements, and document it so that you can carry it forward yourself.
  • Protocols and interfaces — Modbus, BACnet, M-Bus, MQTT, OPC UA: we know the quirks of the common communication protocols and establish reliable connections between devices, controllers and backend systems, even when manufacturer documentation is incomplete.
  • IT integration and data connection — Existing systems — ERP, SCADA, billing software or your own databases — can be connected through standardised interfaces. We help with the technical implementation and make sure data arrives where it is needed.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Answers to the questions we are asked most often about our products.

We set up accounts individually — just get in touch with us. The easiest way is through our contact form. We will get back to you promptly and work out together how getting started could look.

That can only be answered individually and depends above all on the goals you are pursuing. Besides measurable cost savings from more efficient energy use, sektoreins also makes it far more efficient to monitor plant technology and to configure and adjust control logic. Anyone currently spending a lot of time on manual checks or configuration often benefits sooner than expected.

A blanket answer would be dishonest and would not do the question justice. The choice of reference value alone influences the result considerably. What we can say from practice: the range runs from the high single-digit percentages to over 30 %, always depending on how the installation was operated before. Field studies on intelligent building and heat supply show savings potential between 13 and 20 %, a range in which we also operate with sektoreins. Complex, sector-coupled supply systems offer the greatest leverage: a fully predictive operating mode — deliberately pre-charging storage, exploiting favourable price windows and coordinating several generators — achieves considerably more than rigid control strategies.

Installing the gateway and configuring the data interfaces is usually finished within one to three working days. Forecasts and optimisation need a learning phase in which the data models learn from actual operation. The first results are visible after a few weeks, full performance after a few months.

sektoreins uses the same encryption technology as other security-critical web applications, online banking among them: all communication runs over TLS 1.3, and access is additionally secured with two-factor authentication. Only as a web app can sektoreins be operated and rolled out quickly and efficiently. Users automatically always have the latest software version — a clear advantage for IT security over locally installed applications.

Yes, that is possible in principle. For customers with the appropriate IT infrastructure we offer on-premise operation on request. Please contact us directly and we will discuss the technical prerequisites.

No. After installation you can manage the systems independently, we stay in the background. On request we do take on the work of new or further setup for new integrations, conversions or complex tasks.

All information comes together in the web app, regardless of whether it was captured by sektoreins' own monitoring or by an external automation solution. The forecasts, digital twins and operating schedules that are produced are shown in the web app, can be configured there and then carried out through sektoreins controls or an external solution. Without the web app it is not possible to visualise and manage forecasts and operating schedules.

Depending on requirements sektoreins uses various models, often Siemens LOGO!, Controllino or Opta Finder. Which model makes sense is discussed beforehand, and we prepare the device with the appropriate software directly for the customer.

sektoreins is a SaaS product that requires an ongoing software licence. The running costs depend on the effort required and the size of the installation. Because every installation and every requirement is different, we always discuss pricing personally.

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