Prototype Photos
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Briefing
The purpose of the application is to use emerging Smart Grid technologies to help home users manage their electrical devices more efficiently – reduce energy consumption, lower cost, and make profit.
It assumes smart appliances are widely used in a household, providing real time consumption information of each device to the home network. The application monitors such information and presents it to the user. It also provides an interface for user to control the devices.
It receives the electricity price data from the grid, and presents it to the users. It monitors the statuses of the devices that generate electricity, and allows user to sell power back to the grid.
Scenario Tasks
- Compare today's power usage to the monthly average.
- Find the device that has consumed the most power today, and change its settings.
- Find out how much power is currently stored. Arrange to sell 5 kW of the stored power back to the utility company at 8pm today.
Observations
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Prototype Iteration
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