Solution

Smart Alarm Engine

The right alert to the right person at the critical moment — without false positives or mail storms. Rule-based threshold monitoring across 5 categories, a cooldown mechanism and multiple notification channels.

Common Problems
The most critical energy management challenges faced in the industry

Alarm Fatigue

When too many alarms come in, operators start ignoring the alerts. A real critical event gets lost in the noise.

Mail Storm Risk

If dozens of alarm emails for the same fault arrive every minute, the mailbox locks up and the alarm loses its impact.

False Positive Alarms

When instantaneous measurement spikes exceed the threshold, an unnecessary alarm is triggered; the team heads to the site but there is no problem.

Delayed SLA Breach Detection

When a device goes silent or a threshold is exceeded, notification delays can reach hours — and the damage grows.

Single-Channel Notification

In systems that rely on email only, if the mail server goes down no alarm gets through.

Solutions with Argus EMS
Real-time monitoring, automated alarms and comprehensive reporting
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5-Category Rule Engine

Customizable threshold rules across the Energy, Transformer, Generator, UPS and Water categories — separate logic for each device type.

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Cooldown Mechanism

A minimum waiting period is defined before a triggered alarm fires again; no mail flood for the same fault.

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Multiple Notification Channels

Microsoft Graph API + SMTP fallback — notifications are delivered even if the mail server goes down.

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Digest Mode

High-frequency alarms are summarized and sent as a single email; your mailbox stays clean.

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Re-open Protection

If a closed alarm reopens under the same condition, a notification is sent again; it is never lost.

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Alarm History

Every alarm event is recorded with a timestamp; it is accessible for SLA analysis and reporting.

Frequently Asked Questions
How is an alarm threshold configured?

From the web interface, you define a category, metric (kW, kVAr, battery%, fuel%), threshold value, duration and recipient list for each device. Changes take effect immediately, with no restart required.

How are mail storms prevented?

Every alarm that has a cooldown period defined will not generate a new alarm for the same rule for the specified duration (e.g. 30 minutes) after it is triggered. If the condition persists during that period, a single summary email is sent in digest mode.

When is a device silence alarm triggered?

If no data arrives from a device for 3 times its expected poll period, a silence alarm is generated. For example, with a 15-minute poll interval, a 45-minute data outage triggers an alarm. This threshold is configurable.

How does escalation work?

If an alarm is not resolved within a certain time, a notification is automatically sent to a second recipient group (e.g. a manager). The escalation tier and waiting period can be defined separately per rule.

Results from the Field
Anonymized facility examples from the same industry
Private Hospital — Istanbul
✓ 40 alarms per day → reduced to 6
✓ Mail storm incidents dropped to 0
✓ Critical alarm response time reduced to 4 min
Industrial Zone Factory — Bursa
✓ 5 categories × 12 devices monitored
✓ False positive alarms reduced by 95%
✓ SLA breaches reduced to zero
Technical Requirements
Rule CategoriesEnergy, Transformer, Generator, UPS, Water
NotificationMicrosoft Graph API + SMTP fallback
CooldownConfigurable per rule (recommended: 30 min)
Silence ThresholdPoll × 3 (e.g. 15 min poll → 45 min silence)
History Retention30 days (np_alarm_gecmisi)

Put an end to alarm fatigue

Smart alarm management — without missing critical events and without mail storms.

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