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OpenEnergyMonitor.orgOpen source energy monitoring
@openenergymon, Trystan Lea, CleanwebUK September 2012
Sustainable EnergyTools to help us work towards sustainable energy in a way that adds up.
Energy Stacks based on DavidMacKay's book: withouthotair.com
My Energy Stack 201217% Sustainable Energy
2030?
Average
An open source technologyIs a technology where the source code, CAD drawings, technical documentation is openly available.
Open source Technologymovement
Freedom to doAll these things
By making it easy to build upon thework of others we can solve problemsfaster.
There is a real enjoyment in making and sharing.
empowerment
Through how-toGuides, available Code and designsIts possible to learn
CollaborationParticipationContribution
Innovation
Building technicalcapacity
inspiration
Free-willed Intrinsic motivation
The OpenEnergyMonitor system
Home Electricity Monitoring
My house: Electricity Reduction of ~47% over 4 years
Solar PV monitoring
Heat Pump MonitoringJohn Cantor, heatpump consultant
Remotely monitor heat pump performance
Identify problems
Optimise control by providing feedback
www.heatpumps.co.uk
RF Link
Ambient Temp probe
Solar PV
Battery
Core temperature probe
Winter 2010
Bee Hive MonitoringClive Hudson, Meirionnydd Bee Keepers
A 'normal' bee temperature week
Applications
University campus monitoring in France by
Baptise Gaultier
Brewery monitoring in Ireland by Eamonn
O'Brian
Mountain top astronomy observatory power quality
monitoring in Hawaii
Community Energy Audits – North Wales
Modules
TinyTX wireless temperature node + raspberry PI basestation by Martin, harizanov.com
Solar Immersion heater controller in development by Robin Emley and others
3-Phase monitoring by Robert Wall
Open source facilitates learningopenenergymonitor.org
Tutorials, How-to's
Source code on github
Hardware schematics an board files solderpad.
All under open source licence (GPL)
Forums, Thank you to everyone in the community!
Open source sustainable technologies
Technology that empowers us to participate in creating a future
where we live within ecological limits.