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Home Energy Monitoring "The more you know the more you save"

Home Energy Monitoring "The more you know the more you save". Robert Crowell Andrew Darmody Luke Fritts Josh Kamdjou. What's the Problem?. Average single family home electricity usage in 2010: 940 kWh/month @ .12$/kWh = $112.00/month x 12 = 1,350.00$ per year

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Home Energy Monitoring "The more you know the more you save"

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  1. Home Energy Monitoring "The more you know the more you save" Robert Crowell Andrew Darmody Luke Fritts Josh Kamdjou

  2. What's the Problem? Average single family home electricity usage in 2010: 940 kWh/month @ .12$/kWh = $112.00/month x 12 = 1,350.00$ per year Source: Energy Information Administration eia.gov

  3. Vague - Only shows how many kWh you used - Peak hours - Unit charges No granularity - Not able to see where the electricity was used. - Total energy usage read once per month. Dull -Electric bill = yawn Image Courtesy Nstar.com

  4. Where did my dollars go? Why did my usage spike this month? Who is using all this energy? What can I do to fix this!?

  5. Past Solutions

  6. Verizon Home Monitoring - A "total" home monitoring system that aims to provide a user with complete control of home. - Accessible through personal website or mobile application. - A user can monitor their electricity usage for the entire house (through existing meter) or attach individual sensors to high load appliances.

  7. - Doesn't always give the user a clear understanding of where their energy is being used. - Usage isn't always calculated in dollars, no incentive to lower consumption! - Verizon visualizes home energy usage to the through the use of many graphs, charts, and technical jargon.

  8. INFORMATION OVERLOAD!

  9. Solution KISS • Keep • It • Simple • Stupid

  10. Tasks • Thermostat • Save money • Monitor Energy Usage

  11. Evolution - Iterative Design • Brainstorming • First Sketches through iteration • Interviews, Brainstorming • Altered sketches that changed little • User Testing(Observations), Brainstorming • Made Interactive Prototype that adjusted the design because of time, but mostly followed the sketches

  12. User Testing Results • Easy to use • Easy to learn • Users who tested would actually use our product • Achieved success of our initial goals

  13. Future Work • Add spin wheel for temperature change • Create better buttons • Have real backend • Have floor plan database • Create multiple styles • Gain control of lights and display lights in the room layout • Expand on the Schedule for more customizability • Add AC/Heater counter • Make items clearer that they can be clicked • Add more information

  14. References I • Katie Fehrenbacher. (APR. 14, 2009). 10 Monitoring Tools Bringing Smart Energy Home. In gigaom. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/10-energy-dashboards-for-your-home/. • Ian Britton. (2008). Smart Electricity Meter. In FreeFoto.com. Retrieved 17Feb2013, fromhttp://www.freefoto.com/preview/810-15-6354/Smart-Electricity-Meter. • Grant Clauser. (April 25, 2012). Verizon Customers: Home Control System Full of Bugs. In CEPro. Retrieved 18Feb2013, fromhttp://www.cepro.com/article/verizon_customers_home_control_system_full_of_bugs/. • Alabama Power. (Unknown). Learn More About Your Bill. In Alabama Power. Retrieved 18Feb2013, fromhttp://www.alabamapower.com/residential/pricing-rates/new-bill.asp. • Verizon. (Unknown). Home Control Mobile App. In Verizon. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://www22.verizon.com/support/residential/homecontrol/home+monitoring+and+control/use/monitoring+devices/129870.htm. • Jon Edward Froehlich. (2011). Sensing and Feedback of Everyday Activities to Promote Environmental Behaviors. In Computer Science At University of Maryland. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://www.cs.umd.edu/~jonf/publications/Froehlich_SensingAndFeedbackOfEverydayActivitiesToPromoteEnvironmentalBehaviors_UWPhdDissertation2011.pdf. • Jon Edward Froehlich. (2010). Moving Beyond Line Graphs. Slide Share. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://www.slideshare.net/jonfroehlich/moving-beyond-line-graphs • Alice Clamp. (May 2010). Putting Home Energy Monitoring Systems to the Test. In Public Power. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://www.publicpower.org/Media/magazine/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=27548. • Brian Burke. (April 5, 2001). Utility Monitoring System . In Hyatt. Retrieved 12Feb2013, from https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CIABEBYwBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.energystar.gov%2Fia%2F(This is a powerpoint download)

  15. References II • Paul Hora/Sandhills Utility Services . (February 19, 2010). Utility monitoring system helps Fort Bragg conserve energy. In Army. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://www.army.mil/article/34717/utility-monitoring-system-helps-fort-bragg-conserve-energy/. • CaTec. (Unknown). RF Energy Transmitter – rl4602. In CaTec. Retrieved 17Feb2013, fromhttp://www.catec.nl/folders/Hanwell/HAN-iSense-Energy-rl4602.pdf. • Jaymi Heimbuch. (Sept 25, 2008). Agilewaves Shows Off User-Friendly Home Energy Monitoring System at WCG 2008 Showhouse. In Tree Hugger. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/agilewaves-shows-off-user-friendly-home-energy-monitoring-system-at-wcg-2008-showhouse.html. • Chris. (September 6th, 2010). DIY HOME ENERGY MONITORING SYSTEM. In Mapawatt. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://mapawatt.com/2010/09/06/diy-home-energy-monitoring-system/. • New Horizon Technologies. (Unknown). Products. In New Horizon Technologies. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://www.newhorizontech.com/products_desc.htm. • Verizon. (Unknown). Verizon Home Control. In AppBrain. Retrieved 18Feb2013, fromhttp://de.appbrain.com/app/verizon-home-control/com.verizon.ams.edison. • TheIMCGroupUK. (Sep 13, 2011). iSense Energy - Utility monitoring system. In YouTube. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKgWDvvpK_k.(Video) • Chris. (October 7th, 2009). LIST OF ENERGY MONITORING TOOLS : DEVICES, SOFTWARE AND HOME AUTOMATION. In Mapawatt. Retrieved 12Feb2013, fromhttp://mapawatt.com/2009/10/07/list-of-energy-monitoring-tools/.

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