An Overview of BBS Professional
BBS Professional Surge Protected 5 Way Smart Strip
Order code: BBSP-SS/5

Measure energy consumed per staff member in real time and turn things on and off
- Sends a real time reading of power consumed every 1 second to BBS Energy Manager
- Simple to install - plugin and go. Ideal for use in an office under a desk
- Allows you to see energy consumed by each staff member
- Remotely controlable by BBS Energy Manager to allow it to switch on and off
The BBS Professional 5 Way Smart Socket with Surge Protection is an Appliance Level Smart Meter and Control System built into a useful 5 way socket. It is designed to be used as part of a BBS Professional solution and is ideally suited for use within an office environment as a simple replacement for traditional 4 way extensions typically found under desks. Simply plug in your computer, monitor, speakers, blackberry charger etc into the sockets and the 5 way will send information to the BBS Energy Manager about how much energy they are consuming every second.
It features:
- Report of the power being consumed to the nearest 0.1W every 1 second (or slower if so configured) to BBS Energy Manager
- Local control - simply press the red button to switch the unit on and off
- Controllable (on and off) from the Energy Manager to automatically shut your PCs down each night or turn devices off remotely
- 13A maximum with surge protection
- Encrypted communications for secure operation
- Mesh networking for excellent range
- Unique serial number embedded in each product for identification on network
Specifications
Switching & Electrical
- 13A switching with relay operation
- Locally switchable - press the "Program" button to switch on and off
- Surge Protected
- 110 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz
- Standby power < 1W (typically 800mW)
- Plug is fitted with a 13A fuse
Power measurement
- Reporting interval: 1 second (min) to 24 hour reporting.
- Typical reporting interval: 10s
- Electrical Meter grade power measurement to 0.1W accuracy
- The power for the entire 5 way socket is reported
- When the unit is switched on and off all sockets switch at the same time
Physical
- Size: 350 x 50 x 70 mm
- Weight: 400g
- Cable length: 1m
Communication
- Zigbee communication with security code set for BBS Professional use only
- Maximum number of products per installation: 2 billion
- Mesh enabled with mesh repeating
- Encryption: 128 AES secure encrypted communications
- Auto discovery enabled
Standards
- 2.4 GHz operation. Does not interfere with WiFi networks
- Zigbee closed network operation enabled
- BS5733 (plug)
- CE certified
- LVD certified
- WEE compliant
Manufacture and design
- Designed in the UK
- Manufactured in the UK
- UK, European and Worldwide Patents Pending