Management > Energy

The Energy Management (renamed from Fuel Management) module allows you to control fuel levels and fuel consumption and also to compare the values measured by Frotcom in the tank with the fuel data entered manually from fuel receipts or by importing fuel cost files in Management > Costs.

In other words, this tool allows you to better control how fuel is consumed and verify that the fuel cost notes you get are compatible with the real fuel consumption.

Important note: for reasons explained next, values computed from fuel sensors, as is the case here, cannot and should not be considered to be 100% correct. Please use them discretionarily and carefully.

To access the Energy management panel, go to the Management module and select the Energy folder:

You will see the following panel:

To see other columns with additional information, click on the arrow button on the top right part of the panel: 

You will see this additional information:

You can define the observation period by clicking on the calendar drop-down menu located on the top left part of the panel:

You can also define the Energy type to see:

If you select vehicles with energy-type Internal combustion, you can select:

You will be able to see the following information:

Columns	Description
Vehicle	License plate of the vehicle.
Mileage	Number of kms or miles traveled by the vehicle in the period.
Driving Time	Number of hours elapsed in the period.
Initial fuel	Volume (in liters or gallons) in the tank at the beginning of the period.
Final fuel	Volume (in liters or gallons) in the tank at the end of the period.
Fuel records	This is the volume in liters or gallons entered as fuel costs records in Management > Costs. NOTE: These records can be entered manually in Management > Costs or imported from a gas company's cost file.
Detection	This is the volume in liters or gallons detected by Frotcom in refueling operations. NOTE: Frotcom detects refueling operations from sudden positive variations in the fuel tank level. If the vehicle has CANBus, Frotcom will use that information. If the vehicle has alternative fuel sensors supplied by Frotcom, Frotcom will use that source instead (if indicated in the system). Ask your Frotcom Certified Partner which method is being used in your Frotcom account. If Frotcom has no way to extract fuel level data from a vehicle, the vehicle will not be shown in this table.
Difference	Difference (in %) between the liters/gallons refueled according to Management > Costs and the number of liters/gallons refueled according to Frotcom's automatic detection. NOTE: If the difference is higher than the value defined in Management > General > Fuel Management > Max refueling deviation, it will be shown in red. By default, the limit is 10%.
Fuel records (#)	This is the number of refueling operations according to Management > Costs, i.e., the number of times refueling occurred in Management > Costs. NOTE: If this number differs from the number in the text column, it will be shown in red.
Detection (#)	This is the number of times Frotcom detected refueling operations automatically from sudden positive variations in fuel level. NOTE: If this number differs from the number in the previous column, it will be shown in red.
Drainage	This is the volume (in liters or gallons) of any sudden fuel loss from the tank. It can mean a fuel theft or any other circumstance causing the fuel level to decrease quickly in the tank.
Measured consumption	This is the fuel consumption measured by CANBus or the fuel sensor provided by Frotcom during this period.
Average consumption	Calculated number of liters consumed per 100km. Also, possibly MPG (Miles per gallon)
Average consumption per hour	Calculated number of liters or gallons consumed per driving hour.
Fuel consumption idling	Total fuel consumption during idle time.

By clicking on the link of the license plate of each vehicle in the vehicle column, you will see the next panel:

This panel provides you with additional information concerning every single detected fuel-related operation. More specifically, Frotcom provides you with the following information for each detected event:

• Date and time of the event
• Type of the event (Refueling or Drainage)
• Type of detection (Automatic or Fuel Records)
• Volume of the event
• Place of the event
• Address of the event

If you select vehicles with energy type Electric, you can see all consumption of electric vehicles:

The following information is available:

Columns	Description
Vehicle	License plate of the vehicle.
Mileage	Number of kms or miles traveled by the vehicle in the period.
Driving Time	Number of hours elapsed in the period.
Initial Energy	Volume (in KWh) in the beginning of the period.
Final Energy	Volume (in KWh) in the end of the period.
Detection	This is the volume in KWH detected by Frotcom in recharging operations.
Detection (#)	This is the number of times Frotcom detected recharging operations, automatically, from sudden positive variations in battery level.
Measured consumption	This is the energy consumption measured by Frotcom, in the period.
Average consumption	Calculated number of KWH consumed per 100km.
Average consumption per hour	Calculated number of KWH consumed per driving hour.
Energy consumption idling	Total of Energy consumption during idle time.

If you select vehicles with energy type Natural gas, you can select:

The following information is available for you:

Columns	Description
Vehicle	License plate of the vehicle.
Mileage	Number of kms or miles traveled by the vehicle in the period.
Driving Time	Number of hours elapsed in the period.
Initial Natural gas	Volume (in Kg) at the beginning of the period.
Final Natural gas	Volume (in Kg) in the end of the period.
Detection	This is the volume in Kg detected by Frotcom in recharging operations.
Detection (#)	This is the number of times Frotcom detected refills operations, automatically, from sudden positive variations in Natural gas level.
Measured consumption	This is the energy consumption measured by Frotcom in the period.
Average consumption	Calculated number of Kg consumed per 100km.
Average consumption per hour	Calculated number of Kg consumed per driving hour.
Natural gas consumption idling	Total of Natural gas consumption during idle time.

If you need additional clarification, please contact your Frotcom Certified Partner. You can find the contacts of the Frotcom Certified Partners here.