Team Number One Networked Power Monitor
MSOE CE 4000, Senior Design 2009-2010
Group Members: Natasha Kappel, Corey Kraft, Zach Michel, David Wanke
Executive Summary
The purpose of this project is to create a networked power monitor similar to the Kill-A-Watt that can be used to monitor and analyze energy usage in a building. Once complete our networked power monitor can be used as a tool to save energy and money ideally for a home where every dime saved helps.
Plan Update
Milestones (broad milestones for the first quarter 2009)
WEEK 1 – research data acquisition, wireless/zigbee, software.
WEEK 2 – Define Requirements, Mission statement, Target user, Target Cost
WEEK 3 – Establish/Create budget according to target cost.
WEEK 4 – Technologies and modules chosen and compare budget to actual cost.
WEEK 5 – Setup Timeline for Project A (hardware firmware) and Project B (software).
WEEK 6 – Collaborate time estimates for each subtask, task, and project.
WEEK 7 – Finalize Timeline and Projects.
WEEK 8 - Acquire needed devices and modules.
WEEK 9 – Possibly do modifications on Kilowatt and test the functionality.
WEEK 10 – Start interfacing kilowatt with zigbee units
Planned Effort
Each member plans to put in approximatly 10 hours a week which will easily allow us to accomplish each milestone in the ten weeks of first quarter 2009.
Check back for more information and updates to our progress.
Thanks,
The Members of Team Number One
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