Eco Factor: Energy saving device wins Global Live EDGE award.
Portugal-based designer Pedro Rodrigues has won this year’s Premier Farnell’s Global Live EDGE competition with his ingenious and intelligent energy saving device, which not only monitors the energy being consumed by your appliances, but also answers to the call by taking appropriate action. The device automatically senses the standby mode of an electrical equipment and disconnects the power when the appliance is not in use.
The device has a built-in high-end micro-controller that monitors the energy being consumed by household items, including TVs and other entertainment systems. The system is based on the analyses by an artificial intelligence algorithm, which keeps the micro-controller informed about the energy consumption statistics and enables it to take appropriate action. The designer was awarded a prize of $25,000, which might help him to bring the prototype to the shelves.
The Dark Side:
The system might work perfectly by turning off a TV or other entertainment systems. However, its use in monitoring the energy of a computer system might not be as fruitful, since computers are sometimes used even if they’re in standby mode.
Via: TDB
