This is an innovative device because it instantly tells you how much power an appliance is using at one time. According to research it helped people save up to 20% on their power bill. It works well because it has an appeal towards consumers with its eye pleasing aesthetics and easy functionality.
My research into project 2 was inspired by modern technology in the form of communiaction. We are exposed to so much technology in this day and age, to the extent where modern ways of communication are becoming more and more invisible. My inspiration comes from the ipad applications concept. We have all heard of ipad, and iphones which makes designing a way to communicate an arising global problem very aesthetically based. Energy consumption and monitoring does not sound like the most appealing idea, however when faced with something other than graphs or hard figures, this concept becomes a little easier to take in. I personally find i will not read something if it looks 'messy' or too hard, so in making an interface, or application i believe getting the message across will be alot more effective.
Personal Research
As i recorded data from my house during the break, i foiund the energy monitoring device hard to use, motivating me more to make a more effective way of monitoring personal energy usage. However i compared things like my laptop on standby but plugged in using 6W compared to my laptop being used constantly using 27W and found the differences between them very intersting. I also found how much power our house uses intersting. During the week the results were reasonably similar, but when friday night came, and the weekend passed i noticed our consumption had increased alot. Obviously this was a reslut of everyone being home, but i think there are ways to combat these high numbers in this situation. I looked into renewable energy such as wind, water and bio mass. Each of these had their positive sides, but also came with a couple of negatives such as, the ability to store wind does not exsist, and the wind does not always blow.
Personal Research
As i recorded data from my house during the break, i foiund the energy monitoring device hard to use, motivating me more to make a more effective way of monitoring personal energy usage. However i compared things like my laptop on standby but plugged in using 6W compared to my laptop being used constantly using 27W and found the differences between them very intersting. I also found how much power our house uses intersting. During the week the results were reasonably similar, but when friday night came, and the weekend passed i noticed our consumption had increased alot. Obviously this was a reslut of everyone being home, but i think there are ways to combat these high numbers in this situation. I looked into renewable energy such as wind, water and bio mass. Each of these had their positive sides, but also came with a couple of negatives such as, the ability to store wind does not exsist, and the wind does not always blow.
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