Senior Design Spring 2015 Lindsay Sullivan Emily Simonelli Taniya Singh United Illuminating in Orange, CT 4/01/2015 Copyright © 2014 – Advanced Power Electronics & Electric Drives Lab (APEDL)

UI Update Heard back from UI about setting up a meeting on April 14 th at 11 AM in ITE Need to find a room that we will has a projector Will demo model and show them the user guide

User Guide Update Screen shots of comments on the User Guide (i.e. we’ve read through the first draft and are beginning to come up with things that need to be added/changed)

Virtual House Update Have all of the bubbles working at this point and a little over half of the necessary info. The majority of what is left is going to be written data not numerical (i.e. the differences in types of insulation) Should be finished by next week

Lights Incandescent CFL AssumptionUsed 40 hours per week Estimated Cost Annually $42$21 Gross Annual Usage (kWh) Life (yrs) 104 Dishwasher Dishwasher Energy Star Dishwasher Assumption4 loads per week Estimated Cost Annually $35 $13 Gross Annual Usage (kW) Life (yrs) Oven Oven Energy Star Oven Assumption 5 hrs per week Estimated Cost Annually $65$42 Gross Annual Usage (kW) Life (yrs) 1515 Dryer Dryer Energy Star Gas Dryer Size 4 loads a week Estimated Cost $75 $46 Gross Annual Usage (kW) Life (yrs) Washer Clothes Washer – 7.5 kg Energy Star Washer – 9 kg Assumption 4 loads a week Estimated Cost $87$42 Gross Annual Usage (kWh) Life (yrs) 1111 Water HeaterOld UnitNew Unit Estimated Cost Annually$305$276 Gross Annual Usage (kWh) Life (yrs)1010 Televisions 50” LCD Screen 50” Plasma Screen AssumptionUsed 15 hours per week Estimated Cost Annually $16$39 Gross Annual Usage (kWh) Life (yrs) 1654 Blower Door Test Refrigerator Refrigerator & Freezer Energy Star Refrigerator & Freezer Size 15 cu. Ft.21 cu. Ft. Estimated Cost Annually $185$162 Gross Annual Usage (kWh) Life (yrs) 1515 Stuff About Insulation Computer Desktop Laptop Assumption10 hours per week Estimated Cost $10$5 Gross Annual Usage (kW) 8119 Life (yrs) 53 Stove Top Stove Top Energy Star Stove Top Assumption 5 hrs per week Estimated Cost Annually $36$28 Gross Annual Usage (kW) Life (yrs) 1414

Future Goals Finish Virtual House Have second draft of User Guide Start researching data for poster board Begin work on final presentation to class Begin work on final paper Prepare for meeting with UI