Group 1 (2008)

Student Members:
Matthew Avery
Antonio Couto
Jason Fisher
Ankit Madan
Philip Meyer

Faculty Advisor:
Professor Robert Helgeland

Project Title:
Power Savings for Standby Devices

Project Description:
Several electron devices in the home and office waste power. TV's, computers, video recorders, batter chargers, and even coffee pots can include electronics which consume power when switched off or left alone in a standby state. Turning off these electronics when in standby states can save consumers money from less power consumption and help reduce stresses on current power grids. Our project is to design a system to eliminate standby power consumption of home and office electronics. Our customer, the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center, requested an automated control system to save power consumption in devices in standby mode. The chosen deign consists of power sensor/interceptor system connected through power line modems (PLM) to a controller. The controller supports a website through an Ethernet connection to provide an interface to the user through a computer's internet browser.