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Michael Badaracca Peter Brehm Tenzin Choephak David Fiedeldey Micahl Keltner. Michael Badaracca. Michael Badaracca. Electronics draw power when “off” 10% of home energy usage* Average home spends about $200/year*. *According to a study by Cornell
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Michael Badaracca Peter Brehm TenzinChoephak David Fiedeldey MicahlKeltner
Michael Badaracca Michael Badaracca
Electronics draw power when “off” • 10% of home energy usage* • Average home spends about $200/year* *According to a study by Cornell http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/definitions/Phantom-Load Michael Badaracca
Michael Badaracca Michael Badaracca
Focus direction? • Control • Physical • Electrical • Information • Energy Consumption • Efficiencies • Efficiency • Min. power loss • Critical power supply design MicahlKeltner
Bottom Line Strip Deliverables MicahlKeltner
Roles played: • User Interface • LCD and buttons • Present gathered info. to user • Communication • Communicate with strips • Communicate with presence sensors • Communicate with phone/web • Control • Configure timers or outlet profiles • Skynet
Software focus • Internet interfacing • Process power strip information • Present power usage statistics • Manage/store user profiles • Primarily communication hardware • Multi-purpose RF transceiver • WiFi module • CPU/memory for executing software David Fiedeldey
Bottom Line Functionality • Interface options: • Stand alone base state w/ physical buttons • Website • ------------------------------------- • Android application control • Touch Screen GUI • Visual Basic • Product Functionality/Control: • On/Off/Comm. • Personal schedule • Door sensor • ------------------------------------- • Clapper/ Noise Recognition • Multiple strip communication • RFID Control • Motion Sensing • Parental Controls • Physical Presentation: • Working base station and strip, external wiring. • ------------------------------------- • Prototype Enclosure/Package containing all Power Blocks attachments David Fiedeldey
Inputs • Buttons • Sensors • Wall power • Outputs • LCD • Power Strip comm. • Internet comm. David Fiedeldey
A part of the system functionality Tenzin Choephak
Communication link diagram Tenzin Choephak
Bottom Line Commmunications Deliverables TenzinChoephak
Work Assignment 3 is Primary, 2 is Secondary, 1 is Support Peter Brehm