MIT Researchers Build Smart Power Outlets That Prevent Electrical Outages And Will Learn Over Time
Researchers at MIT are developing an alternative to the current power outlets that are designed to prevent the electrical faults.
With regular outlets, the sensors installed behind the wall that trip a circuit when a spark in the power line is detected can often be too sensitive. As a result, power can often be switched off unnecessarily.
The research team claims that they have found a solution for the same with AI.
The system analyses the power drawn from each appliance which lets us know the difference between the harmless electrical arcs and the more significant ones. It is also easy to understand which devices are plugged in. Instead of the arc-fault detectors using low-power chips, these smart power outlets make use of Raspberry Pi. The final data is processed by the USB sound card. It is a device which decodes the small signals at high data rates.
Tests found that the system was able to detect dangerous electrical arcs with a high rate of accuracy. It is higher than the accuracy rate for arc-fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs). It can also exchange data wirelessly.
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