http://www.appropedia.org/Laurel_Tree_Charter_School

1. Crystallized Power
Technically Awesome. Visually Inspiring.
The future of knowing your impact.
The Lonely Protons
Austin Chester + Josiah Norton
Engineering 215 Design Students
Fall 2012

2. Here’s Our Objective…
…To design and build a visually interesting and
intuitive display for the total energy usage of
Laurel Tree Charter School

3. What Our Client Wants:
[ Design Metrics Based on a 100-Point Scale ]
Criteria Weighted Values
Safety 97
Show Energy in an Interesting Way 90
Understandable by All Ages 83
Achievable 77
Durability 57
Cost 17

4. Our Solution
Technology + Colors = Energy Usage Monitor

5. The Design
AutoCad by Josiah Norton

6. Technology:
Technically Awesome.
Photo by Austin Chester Photo by Austin Chester
Photo by Austin Chester
http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/emoncms

7. Colors:
Visually Inspiring.
http://www.adafruit.com/images/medium/752_MED.jpg http://web.tradekorea.com/upload_file2/sell/86/S00020386
Photo by Josiah Norton
http://www.archiexpo.com/architecture-design-manufacturer/plastic-fiber-optic-1461.html

8. Energy Usage Monitor:
The future of knowing your impact.
Render by Josiah Norton

9. Time Invested
[ 137.4 Hours ]
2
Defining The
Problem
Literature
Review
38.7
Alternative
62 Solutions
Final Solution
16.5
Specifications
15.5

10. Cost Breakdown
Parts Dollars
EmonTX 433 Mhz Kit 43.35
100A Max CT-Sensor 23.15
JeeLabs RFM12B 433 Mhz 21.95
Nanode V5 Kit 39.99
Raspberry Pi 35.00
Class 10 16GB SDHC Card 11.41
3.5" TFT LCD Monitor 17.80
BB400T Breadboard 5.50
AC/DC Adaptor 10.86
150' Fiber Optic Line 21.50
9-Gram Servos 6.99
LEDs 100-Pack 5.99
Total: 243.49

11. It’s All Open Source
Arduino.cc
Github.com
Appropedia.org
OpenEnergyMonitor.org
Raspberrypi.org

12. On behalf of Engineering 215 and The Lonely Protons,
Thank You for your time.