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Intel brings low-cost home energy monitoring kit
Bangalore: To help its consumers cut energy consumption at home developing standards to create an ecosystem of interoperable products; Intel is enabling low-cost monitoring kit, reports Daniel Robinson from V3.co.uk.
Analyzing that the consumers in the U.S. account for about 35 percent of the country's energy portfolio, Intel has designed a low-cost wireless sensor that anyone can install. "It's a prototype system to identify savings at low cost, using computational signal analysis of the AC line, with a low-cost wireless sensor that communicates back to the consumer's home network," said Tom Aldridge, Director of energy systems research at Intel.
According to the company, the Intel's prototype plugs into a wall socket and use Wi-Fi to communicate with a PC or other system in the home. However, Intel's research suggests that monitoring alone is not enough, and needs to be part of a larger solution to get consumers onboard. "You need a rich environment to help manage the complete home," said Aldridge, which includes operation of home appliances and other uses.
However, a middle class home in the U.S. could save $400 to $500 (£260 to £320) a year on energy bills by using such a system, according to Intel. Aldridge said that Intel Labs is working with the industry and bodies such as the IEEE to develop standards for home energy management.
