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Fire Safe Microwave Reid Allen - Red B. The Idea and Motivation. Microwaves caused ~7,400 fires in 2005 87 injuries and $18 million property damage. Prevent fires caused by sparks and flame inside the microwave Reduce Fire Department false alarms associated with microwave oven use.
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The Idea and Motivation • Microwaves caused ~7,400 fires in 2005 • 87 injuries and $18 million property damage. • Prevent fires caused by sparks and flame inside the microwave • Reduce Fire Department false alarms associated with microwave oven use
Customer, Market and Benchmarking • Customer: Original Equipment Manufacturer • Major microwave producers • GE and Sharp have >40% market share • End-User: households • 13.5 million microwaves sold last year in US • $3.8 billion sales • SafeT Sensor – Patent Pending
Mock-Up Goals • Power off microwave if sparks or flames occur • Find a permanent location for our sensor • Faraday Cage test • Microwave tear down, research • Understand physics of microwave sparks and flames • Ignition testing • Effect of microwaves on flame • Identify situations causing false positives
Future Work • Reduce manufacturing costs • Eliminate false positives • Develop user interface • Auditory, visual warning • Reset switch
