LinuxMCE Forums
General => Users => Topic started by: jimmejames on January 20, 2009, 06:21:55 pm
-
Here's an 'interesting' way to meter your electrical: http://www.picobay.com/projects/2009/01/real-time-web-based-power-charting.html
But it looks like http://www.smartmeters.com/the-news/163-z-wave-announces-new-smart-meter-protocol.html z-wave is going to allow for smart metering. Anyone know anything about this? Potential time frame, price, etc?
-
dunno, but I've played with the intermatic switch, gives W and kWh.
br, Hari
-
Hi,
yeah, could be quite interesting if my house control saves me money or costs more - but adds comfort ;)
Greetings
Viking
-
check out - this current cost monitor http://www.currentcost.com/ (http://www.currentcost.com/) haven't any experience of it but as it spits out xml data should be manageable to get the data into LMCE, I haven't gotten around to doing any investigation but was thinking along the lines of something like a climate plugin I saw mentioned in the wiki - although I haven't seen it in operation, but am assuming it would display local weather conditions. In this case it would be power related data. There is another blog on it here http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=389 (http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=389)
Someone else correct me if I am wrong but I think the seluxit viaSENS controller does the power monitoring - but only when the z-wave devices support reporting back the power info to it. The seluxit.com website seems lacking in info - thought there used to be more there??
-Coley.
-
Hi,
yes, the "current cost monitor" looks like a nice device. But I havn't got any time investigating. I should rather bee painting my walls at the moment instead of writing this ;)
Greetings
Viking
-
again, the intermatic z-wave switch (dimmer too) supports W and kWh readouts.
br, Hari
-
Hi Hari,
but I assume only for things attached to the switch/dimmer. Just like the Innovus ones.
Greetings
Viking
-
damn I meant innovus :-)
yeah, you are right. Only attached loads. Iirc Seluxit has special devices that are attached to danish power meters.
br, Hari
-
Hi Hari,
you mean the "Viasens Master" :
http://www.seluxit.dk/index.php?id=8
I am living in Denmark ;) but I think it can only upload the information to a website - and it looks like the website is only for companies.
But I might ask them if they have a solution for private persons too and prices ;)
Greetings
Viking
-
For the DIYers
http://www.instructables.com/id/Real_time_Web_Based_Household_Power_Usage_Monitor/