Eco Factor: Household power monitor aims to reduce power consumption.
Household power monitors are an utmost necessity in most urban homes laden with hundreds of electronic devices and gadgets promising a great lifestyle. There are some monitors available on the market today that all basically do the same things – update the user on the amount of power being sucked up by appliances in the household. These monitors require a potential user to check the monitor’s display frequently to get the data. An Instructable by jasonT can better things, especially for those who are lazy enough to get up from their computer desk to check the monitor.
The device works on AC clamps to gather real-time data, which is then relayed to a live chart in a web page that updates every 10 seconds. The user can check power usage from his/her computer desk, but eventually will have to get up to shut down some appliances wasting energy. Check out the complete DIY at Instructables
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