DorkLogic » Energy http://www.dorklogic.com Thoughts and Ideas for Smart People Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:11:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= EnviroHost http://www.dorklogic.com/envirohost/ http://www.dorklogic.com/envirohost/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:57:17 +0000 dorklogic http://www.dorklogic.com/?p=9
  • 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 in standard LAMPP stack 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
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