It is our duty to make the world an eco-friendly place, imagine yourself participating in making it a healthier environment. Energy- Zeus is an innovative sociable electricity monitor, it helps us to understand our daily electricity consumptions and control it remotely hence raise awareness for a better daily usages.
2. It is our duty to make the world an
eco-friendly place, imagine yourself
participating in making it a healthier
environment.
Energy- Zeus is an innovative electricity
monitor that helps you understand your
daily electricity consumption.
Monitor, Control and Share your
contribution towards reducing the
carbon footprint!
3. Opportunity Space
• Reality
– 87% of the electricity we consume comes from fossil fuels or
nuclear plants.
– More than a third of all electricity is used by Residential
consumers ($170 Billion annually).
– “45% of consumers surveyed perceive climate change as one of
the top three challenges facing the world today”.
• Solution
– Either adopt more renewable energy resources or consume less
electricity, which means Energy Efficiency.
• Opportunity
– “the survey found that nearly nine out of 10 respondents view
energy efficiency as either “very” or “somewhat” important”.
– “three-quarters of the 1,000 survey participants said that
knowing their neighbors’ consumption data would influence their
own actions.”
4. • Kids like to play
• Store the energy from
them playing outside to
charge the batteries
• Helps children health
• Heating is expensive
• Jacket helps warming up
the person wearing it
• Saves energy and money
• Heating and electricity is
expensive
• People waste a lot of
energy
• Monitors your usage daily
• Metro cities have lots of
bicyclists
• Charge phones on the go
• Charger uses the energy
from the mechanical
energy
• Remote monitoring and
control of appliances
Storyboard
5. Brainstorming
• Brainstorming began!
• Used factors like cost, time, team
interests, and customer benefits to
weigh each concept
• The Winner: Remotely controlling
and monitoring electricity using an
adaptor. We called it the smart
outlet.
How did we know it was the right decision?
• Secondary Market research was conducted
• Survey’s were sent to a small sample size to understand willingness of
potential users
• Identification of Resources
9. Concept design Refinement
• 4 power outlets
• 2 USBs
• 1 3-pin inlet
• 4 Power Outlets
• 1 USB
• 2 3-pin inlets with 1 foldable
inlet
• A Power switch on top
10. Concept Refined –Final
concept
• Final Concept
with LED lights
on the top and
push top
switch button.
• Outlets on the
side for easy
access on both
the sides.
11. Functional Specifications
• Measure energy consumed by appliances.
• Generate consumption reports.
• Share the consumption with friends.
• Turn on/off remotely.
• Up to 4 appliances per outlet.
• WiFi communication, 1 USB for configuration.
• Sleek and modern design.
16. Bill Of Materials
PN Item Description Unit cost Units Needed Sub total DigiKey PN
1 Microprocessor ATMega8 1.68175 1 1.68175 ATMEGA88PA-AUR
2 Wifi TX/RX IC TXRX 2.4GHZ-2.5GHZ 4.81256 1 4.81256 MAX2831ETM+
3 Mechanical relay 3A-120VAC 0.88397 4 3.53588 OJE-SS-105LM,000-ND
4 Power Supply 120VAC to 15VDC 3.41375 1 3.41375 BP5037B15-ND
5 Voltage/Current meter IC Power meter 1 phase 1.57640 4 6.30560 MCP3905L-I/SS-ND
6 PCB board 8cm x 4cm 0.75000 1 0.75000 Custom design
7 Miscellaneous R/C Resistors, Capacitors 1.00000 1 1.00000 Several PN
8 Thermoplastic case No LED included 0.69000 1 0.69000 Custom design
9 Mechanical outlet OUTLET NEMA5-15R SNAP-IN DUPLEX 0.80600 2 1.61200 740W-E-01-ND
10 Mechanical inlet 1060 POWER ENTRY MODUL 10A 70C 3.91260 1 3.91260 4304.6005-ND
TOTAL 27.71414
17. What’s Next?
• Social networking: Reduce energy consumption with
friends, neighbors, community.
• Shapes and sizes: Different colors, different shape
smart outlets
• Go Global: More reach. Africa, India!
• Diversity: Monitor ‘heat’ and air conditioning
18. Future Steps In Product
Development
• Using Wifi Shield instead of Bluetooth Shield
• Developing Automatic Sensing to switch off the devices or the lights
etc when used beyond limits
• Reducing the size of the chip assembly
• Added features in the Mobile Application
• Added features in the Website used for networking
• Improving Aesthetics
• Reducing the weight of the product by use of light weight materials
used in hardware and chip
• Reducing the estimated cost of the product to make it economical
and keep the cost at around 75$
