Halton Village Sustainable Energy Visualization Project
Addressing energy challenges in Halton Village by visualizing solar panel data for residents through innovative technology and community engagement.
Halton Village Sustainable Energy Visualization Project
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Halton Village Project HafiyyullahBhayat - Planner Dharmendra Patel - Analyst Joshua Prendergast - Technologist
Passive housing Community living Energy Facilities Photos by LukeMills http://www.flickr.com/photos/slimtreb/sets/72157633180355394/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
problem • Solar panels gather sustainable energy • Varied power output • Difficult to predict • Have to sell / buy excess energy The challenge: Visualize the data in a way that’s understandable for residents
Specification • Emphasis on readability & simplicity • Non-intrusive, but easy to access – communal areas? • Data visualization: • Energy meter • Amount of uses per appliance (e.g. how much energy will using the washer use?) • Graphs • Timeline of energy generated
Ideas • Screen in the communal area • Energy meter (red, yellow, green) • Website • Detailed information • QR / NFC codes attached to appliances • Scan for power usage information • Screen in laundry room • Shows how many cycles are available
Technologies • MySQL database • Stores meter readings gathered every few hours • Serves data to communal areas / website • Dynamically generated webpages • Devices access the website to view graphs / information • Anything that uses a browser can access (e.g. mobiles) • PHP, Bootstrap, jQuery, HTML • Possibly: QR tags / NFC, scanners, screens
SHORT Term • Meet stakeholder Kevin Frea in the village • Do some scouting • Talk to residents, see locations, gain insight on the problem • Research the sensor network and existing system • Find a fourth team member!