A New Energy Efficiency Center Presentation for Emerging Technologies Summit Energy Efficiency in Consumer Electronics November, 2010 G. P. Li, Director California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, UC Irvine
The Plug Load Needs Attention Not enough devices have been studied, let alone managed. The operation and interactions of many devices in one place (office, home, store) have been studied even less.
The Old Approach is No Longer Tenable It s no longer just a small remainder Now Future
The Old Approach is No Longer Tenable It s not just a simple sum of the parts. Building White goods vehicles Electronics Active load Vampire load
Purpose of a Center Help California improve energy efficiency in appliances and electronic devices In the residential and commercial sectors Through research, demonstration, education About codes and standards, incentives, engineering, and behavior
Introducing the Cal-PLug Center The center needs: technical staff to support the projects industry & utility advisory board distinctive approaches or themes labs, offices, meeting spaces, exhibits
The Cal-PLug Center A holistic approach in dealing with plug-load energy efficiency Engineering Research Market/Behavioral Research Organizational Coordination Education
Cal-PLug Center Engineering Research: Applied research, including the physical sciences Work will include: developing test standards lab testing of appliances & equipment circuit design adding intelligence and remote control computer modeling and simulation mechanical engineering design construction of prototypes demonstration projects
Emerging Health Care Markets in Home and Office Runs on a medical cart, home entertainment system, a laptop, or a PDA Source: Calit2 @ UC Irvine
Cal-Plug Center Behavioral & Marketing Research: Some behavioral issues are specific to a particular device Also behavioral issues that apply to all the devices responsiveness to price attitudes toward new technology adoption of energy-efficient solutions awareness of energy usage Recognize behavioral studies as a separate category
Cal-Plug Center Education: Giving presentations to community groups or classrooms Designing and rendering course materials for workforce training Designing educational games and exhibits Target audiences include utility customers, retailers, commercial establishments, manufacturers and consumers
Cal-PLug Center Organizational Coordination: Bridging organizational boundaries to define and achieve common objectives Negotiations and agreements may originate with managers or with field personnel Possible efforts include: drafting of codes and standards development of incentives and rebates achieving more efficient products by informal negotiation
Cal-PLug Center From jerrybrown.org: California has led the nation in efficiency standards and programs As a result of these policies, California's per capita use has remained virtually flat even while the state's economy grew by 80%.. Savings from energy efficiency also have a multiplier effect that creates far more jobs than comparable investments in fossil fuels or other energy sources.
Please join us at Cal-PLug Center Contact Information Prof. G.-P. Li, Director Calit2 Irvine gpli@uci.edu
Evaluation What works best? By what criteria? How do we know? How long does the effect last?
Some Priority Areas Set-Top Boxes A known concern for years, digital ones still unregulated High power consumption in use, and high idle power too Off is not usually an option Tivo Service provider chooses the machine; But customer pays the power bill ( principal-agent problem) Rapidly developing trends, incorporating HD, web, 3D, HAN, DVR
Medical Devices Efficiency concerns in health care have been mostly about buildings Yet there are millions of devices Fisher Scientific Wide range of devices Very few studies of energy efficiency; some claims by manufacturers Some explicit exemptions from regulation FDA regulation for safety, efficacy Europe is ahead of the US UCI
Medical Devices Needed: Lab Tests of Devices Census of Devices Alternative Component Designs
Home-Area Networks What data influences consumers? What level of system intelligence? What devices to include? What level of external control? What about privacy?