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16 years ago

Energy management using FPGA based controlling architecture

I had an idea to use a FPGA based controlling architecture to reduce the amount of energy consumed by domestic appliances . so wht I would lyk to know is which chip would be best suited for this and...
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16 years ago

The circuit will basically consist of a FPGA based algorithmic control circuit which would be triggered by the signal sent by the smart meter. Then the consumption details and user's preference can be fed in the controlling circuit and it can be installed as a gateway between the home network and the meter. Now when consumption crosses the threshold value meter will send a signal to the controlling circuit which will search for devices in standby state or high consumption state.