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Explore the emerging technology of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in power system control, smart metering, and wireless alarm systems. Learn about RFID categories, applications in smart homes, digital photo albums, and elder care. Discover how RFID can enhance security, efficiency, and convenience in various fields. Get insights on utilizing RFID for emergency communication, energy management, and revenue generation. Witness the future of wireless power control and smart meters in transforming the electric grid management. This is an award-winning concept that integrates RFID with wireless communication for innovative solutions.
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Xavier Fernando’s http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~fernando/ele800 EDP Design Projects
RFID – the emerging battery free sensor that find numerous applications • RFID will fully replace bar codes in WALMART stores by 2010 • Active/Passive Tags • Read only/writable tags • Used in smart cards, smart homes etc. Radio Frequency Identification http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMjukYHibzM
RFID Categories [1] Table taken from RFID Applications, Security, and Privacy, Simson Garfinkel and Beth Rosenberg.
Design of an RFID system RFID based metro-pass RFID augmented photo album RFID based exam hall supervision RFID based smart-home for elderly care RFID Applications
Toronto down-town gets Wi-Fi coverage • How to make use of this for revenue generation? • Parking control using Wi-Fi • Traffic info-management using Wi-Fi • Inexpensive VOIP phone using Wi-Fi • Energy meters using Wi-Fi • Special purpose opportunistic networks Wi-Fi coverage in Toronto
Low-cost AD-HOC Wireless networks eZ430-RF2500 Development Kit ($49)
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is calling for:§ 800,000 smart meters to be installed by December 31, 2007 and § The installation of smart meters for all Ontario customers by December 31, 2010. Ontario will be the first, full-scale smart meter system in North America. There are several smart meter pilots running in Ontario now. Hydro Ottawa has started conducting its pilots last spring. Past students who worked on this are now with Hydro One Smart Wireless utility meter
Distributed power generation and micro grids have drastically transformed the electric power grid management and control Communications play major role in power system management Design of a wireless communication scheme for power system control Wireless Power system control
A thief will first cut the telephone line before attempting a burglary Most current systems will fail in this case What about a system that uses wireless network for emergency contact when dead telephone line is detected Brainstorm Wireless home alarm system
WIRELESS INFOPAD for museums Award Winner in 2006