How to schedule an activation
An activation is a concrete execution of a measure: the building reduces power over a specific time window. The measure describes the possibility; the activation uses it.
How to schedule an activation
- Open the building you want to work on. See How to switch building and search for a building.
- Go to Energy flexing in the sidebar.
- Find the measure under Measures.
- Click Schedule activation.
- Set the Time period — Time span when activation is active, excluding ramp-up, buffer, and ramp-down time.
- Set the Activation rate — how much of the potential to use.
- Use Preview to see the sequence before confirming.
- Click Save.
Note: Time period is the active period alone. Ramp-up, buffer and ramp-down sit outside it, and they come from the measure's Ramp-up time, Buffer and Recovery time. The actual period the installation is affected is therefore longer than the window you set — plan accordingly.
The statuses through an activation
An activation moves through phases, and the status shows where it is:
Status | Means |
|---|---|
Starts {time} | not begun yet |
Ramp up until {time} | on its way to full effect |
In progress until {time} | full effect, in the active period |
Buffer until {time} | waiting for the power change to become measurable |
Ramp down until {time} | returning to normal |
Finished | ended |
This sequence is what makes the measure's time parameters matter in practice — see How to create an energy flexing measure.
How to follow it as it runs
The columns in the overview show the state:
- Activated — power currently activated
- Available — measures ready but not activated
- Potential and Total potential — what's available
- Baseline — the basis the effect is measured against
Activation and Time period show the individual activation, and Actions gives you the options on the row.
How to see the effect in the data
Use Create energy flexing analysis to build an analysis aimed at flex. There you see consumption before, during and after the activation, and you can judge whether the reduction actually came out as planned.
Compare against the baseline: an activation producing no measurable movement against Baseline either has too low an Activation rate, or the measure doesn't work as described.
Frequently asked questions
What if the activation doesn't produce the expected effect?
Check the measure's Buffer first — the effect may not be measurable yet. If the window has passed with no movement, the fault is in the flex automation or in the setpoint priority. See How to create a flex automation.
Can I activate several measures at once?
The measures' priority determines the order they're drawn on in. Two measures controlling the same installation shouldn't be activated simultaneously — the potential gets double-counted.
Does the building return to normal by itself?
The ramp-down follows the measure's Recovery time. Set too short, the setpoint sits in reduced operation longer than the plan says.
How long can an activation last?
No longer than the measure's Maximum duration.
Tip!
Run the first activation on a short window with a low Activation rate, and look at the analysis afterwards. That confirms the sequence — ramp-up, buffer, ramp-down — actually matches the times in the measure, before you schedule activations that matter.