Posted by dorklogic
on June 30, 2010
Concept,
Development,
Energy /
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- I want to monitor every electrical outlet in my home
- Measure Voltage
- Measure amperes
- Write logs to a database
- create reports, dashboardOutlets can be monitored via network
- Outlets can be monitored via network
- each module plugs in-line between outlet and device
- each module is wireless (encrypted)
- Open the main application and attempt to autodetect nodes (also supports manual add)
- The application controls everything (written inĀ standard LAMPP stackĀ using CodeIgniter framework)
- user can input cost per unit of energy
- app calculates kilowatt hours based on user input and collected data
- the app can signal a node to break the circuit, turning off the device it is attached to
- the app supports scheduling tasks, calendar functionality
- Set up energy profiles for certain seasons, or events
Tags: development, energy, green, idea, php