Visual Voltage - Power Aware Cord

The Power Aware Cord is designed to visualise the energy of the current use of electricity of the appliances connected with it through glowing pulses, flow, and intensity of light.

In everyday life we are surrounded by energy at all times. The TV set might be using electricity all night long without us noticing. The mobile phone charger is an energy thief that is easy to forget. The Power Aware Cord may be used as a tool for people to rediscover energy in their homes as well as an ambient display to see energy consumption at a glance at any given time. For instance, the effects of changing the volume on stereo equipment becomes immediately and dramatically apparent as do appliances that are silently stealing electricity while on standby. * Year: 20042006 * Project: Static! Design for Increased Energy Awareness, Interactive Institute * Project team: Anton Gustafsson, Magnus Gyllenswärd, Sara Ilstedt Hjelm, Christina Öhman In collaboration with ThinLight AB.

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[djancak]

interesting idea