Much of my recent research has explored the application of artificial intelligence to optimise the use of energy within buildings and the smart grid. I am also interested in novel ways to measure, visualise and optimise energy use through the web and mobile device.
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Grid Carbon Intensity
We have developed a range of tools to visualise the realtime carbon intensity (the CO2 emitted when 1 kWh of electricity is used) of the UK electricity grid. |
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Download from the iTunes App Store, and see here for a detailed description of the carbon intensity calculation.
We can also calculate and predict carbin intensity for individual energy suppliers who mix their own generation with grid supplied electricity.
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Building Energy Monitoring
We have implemented a number of live energy displays using energy data feeds from our own office building (live versions are optimised for 1280x1024 display screens and require an HTML5 compliant browser):
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Finally, no discussion of energy feedback would be complete without an ambient orb (or cube in our case). Our own version is a USB powered ambient feedback device based on an ATtiny45 microcontroller implementing the HID USB interface in firmware.
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The data to drive these displays and devices comes from the building management system and a network of Zigbee Ploggs that measure the individual energy consumption of a number of devices within our lab.
We can also log and display the information in more conventional ways.For example, here is my total usage so far today:Here is my consumption this week:
Finally, here is a comparison with the other Ploggs in the trial.
