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Wednesday
Nov042009

Smart Micro Grid

This system would monitor energy use by an individual in any setting where energy is being consumed. A sensor on the person would communicate with a network in a room to monitor and give feedback to the individual as to how much energy they are consuming. This in turn could be used in several different applications.

Applications:

A person who can only afford so much of a technology and therefore so much energy output would be able to use this system to get the most out of their money.

A person who would like to be able to consistently “sell back” energy to the grid could use this system to monitor and make sure they are only using a certain amount of energy.

An individual, who is just trying to be conscientious of their power bill or environmental impact, might use this to keep track of day to day energy use.

Implications:

As a whole this could also be used to deplete peak energy demands. The system could hypothetically give feedback on when to perform certain energy intensive chores, such as running the dryer or dishwasher. Drawing away from peak power demand will produce fewer emissions from sources that are used to reach that energy output. When a peak rises, coal plants are typically used to reach that higher demand. With a lower peak we could rely more on hydro and solar power to reach the energy demand.

Josh Gile

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