Monday 14 March 2011

Intel Home Energy Management Systems

I have just received a link, shared by Oli about Intel home energy management system. It was so impressive after watching "Intel Home Dashboard energy monitor", this could be a leader in the near future. I found this very useful because the utility goals are very close of what I am plan to do now.

http://www.stuff.tv/news/life-etc/stuff/intel-home-dashboard-energy-monitor-concept

http://www.intel.com/embedded/energy/homeenergy/demo/index.html

The concept is to encourage people to reduce in peak energy demand by providing consumers with a real-time view of their energy usage and utility pricing on a networked in-home display (IHD).

"Power utilities are exploring the potential of IHD units to help customers manage energy consumption and control costs. The displays could provide users with real-time data on their current energy consumption, real-time costs, and the potential savings that can be achieved by turning off or rescheduling the use of appliances."


"Shifting the use of major appliances such as dishwashers and clothes dryers to hours with lower overall electricity usage can help utilities meet demand and help consumers save energy under demand-based pricing plans.
Providing real-time information linked to such dynamic pricing may be a winning combination for consumers who want to cut energy costs. When surveyed, 69 percent of consumers indicated high interest in IHDs.² Another recent study, conducted for the European Union, indicates that demand response mechanisms could lead to annual savings of 25 billion Euro.³"
Networked IHDs can provide families with a broad range of readouts to help them take control of energy consumption:
  • Cost of electricity being consumed at the moment
  • Monthly electricity costs
  • Daily costs for major appliances
  • Current month's usage compared to the same month in the prior year
  • The household's CO2 emissions per day or month
In-home displays can also tell consumers how their personal energy consumption compares to similar households, including tabulations of average usage in the neighborhood and the lowest usage by any household. When connected with a photovoltaic solar system, the IHD can provide a graphic real-time indicator of energy savings achieved in homes and commercial sites, such as stores and supermarkets. [1]




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  1. enrico15 March 2011 at 12:48

    Thanks for posting this.

    Interesting! Interesting also to see that it is yet another project that focusses on real-time. While that is important, I think that our "edge" is in working with non-real-time situations.

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