0. Indesit Project Evolution Description Organization Draft Master Plan
23-24/04/2013
Indesit – Mario Lippera

1. Smart Dishwasher LCD MODEL
Zone Wash
Active Oxygen
New functionalities
Variable Pressure
Flexible Interiors
Hydraulics
3 sprayers
Pls. Setting
14 Pls. Setting
Noise Level
Up to 41 dB(A)
Indesit will provide a Free Standing Smart Dishwasher connected to the Home Area Network (HAN) with a Zigbee communication interface
Energy Cons.
Up to A+++ Range
Water Cons.
9 lt

2. Smart Dishwasher: Electronic Architecture
User Interface Board
Zigbee Module
Electronic Main Board

3. Smart Dishwasher: Electronic Architecture
User Interface Board
Zigbee Module
Constraints and Limitations on the INERTIA project:
-Low CPU Calculation Power (main board)
-Low Resolution and Graphic Quality (dot matrix single color LCD display)
Electronic Main Board

4. Smart Dishwasher: Electronic Architecture – the evolution
User Interface Board
Zigbee Module
Move to a Color TFT 4,3”, developing a new dashboard
New electronic contents starts from currently open projects.
New electronic contents related to INERTIA project will require both HW and SW developments.
Mechanical intervention on the dashboard will be required.
Enhance the Main Board CPU circuitry
Electronic Main Board

5. Smart Dishwasher: Reasons for improve
New Architecture Advantages
Increased Effort
High tech home appliance appeal; less vulnerable to the effects of aging, even thinking about the duration of the INERTIA project
Mechnical development of a new dashboard
Better interaction with the Appliance: easier and more friendly UI
Involvement of User Experience and Graphic Design
More complicated SW application to be developed
Increased quantity of informations calculated from the machine
New HW and SW developments
Wider machine caracterization
Longer developmnet stage
Longer debug stage

6. Smart Dishwasher: Techncal Contents pillars
Dishwasher Free Standing new Platform (new on the market from May 2013): full electronic control, brushless motor, full sensor equipped
New Main Board Electronic Platform: modification and enhancement of current board
New color TFT User Intetrface: porting from Washing Machine (actually under development)
ZigBee module
ZigBee Protocol: Home Automation Profile v1.2
OUTPUT:
-Technological demonstrator
NOTES:
Indesit developments do not include the development of the Gateway, and/or any UI application fore remote devices and back end.
The technological demonstrator will be not certified product: it is intended only for laboratory use and have to be managed by specialist.

7. Smart Dishwasher: Techncal Contents pillars
SUPPORTED FUNCTIONALITIES:
Appliance Power Profile (APP)
Power Meter SW
Water Consuption Calculation
Statistics
Networking StandBy
Remote Control & Monitoring
Delay Start Management
Scheduling e Overload Management
Adaptive UI
Remote Messages
Clock
Washing Cycle Cost

8. Smart Dishwasher: Techncal Contents more in detail
Indesit forecasts the following requirements for its Smart Dishwasher:
1) Energy and Cost Awareness
The Indesit Smart Dishwasher will display the consumption forecast (according to the Appliance Power Profile concept, see next slide) of the selected cycle and/or the related cost, if this information will make available by the gateway.
Therefore, an estimation of the energy consumption for the selected cycle could be provided and sent to Home Area Network (HAN).
The Appliance Power Profile (APP) is a data structure aiming to give an estimation of the power footprint of the smart appliance’s cycle over time as well as an estimation of the relevant energy consumption. The energy estimation is computed considering the mean power consumption of each power phase (a calibration of the electric loads of the Dishwasher is performed in the plant).
An high approximation naturally arises in giving an estimation of power footprint of a cycle “a priori” (i.e. in programming mode, before starting the cycle), being the cycle effectively performed influenced by several unpredictable factors.
Moreover the APP is described by means of a prefixed structure that, even if endowed with some flexibility in adapting to the real cycle, cannot completely cope with the high variable dynamics of the cycles and relevant conditions defined by the environment as well as by the user settings.
The APP is fw prefixed and partially flexible structure which is able to only partially model the cycle dynamics, especially in programming mode*.
The cycle dynamics are characterized by some unpredictable factors.

9. Smart Dishwasher: Techncal Contents more in detail
2) Energy Monitoring
The Indesit Smart Dishwasher will measure and display the actual Energy and Power Consumption of the product. This information could be dispatched on HAN.
3) Events Sending
The Indesit Smart Dishwasher will send:
statistics and other info (e.g. type of cycle, options and regulations, cycle duration, end cycle time)  via the gateway the statistics could be sent and elaborated by the back-end tablet
notification of following events: start/stop running, end of cycle, door opening, …
notification of fault/warning
4) Short Messages on Dishwasher UI
Any message received from the gateway and/or back-end could be displayed by the Dishwasher.
5) Overload Management
In case of Overload, the Smart Dishwasher accepts remote pause command.
The remote resume after Overload could be provided.
6) Scheduling
Scheduling of the start time according to different system criteria (optimal start when the energy is cheaper or greener) and according to the user’s constraints (finish by…).

10. Smart Dishwasher: Indesit draft Time Plan
Apr.-Jun. ‘13
Jul.-Sep. ‘13
Oct.-Dec. ‘13
Jan.-Mar. ‘14
Apr.-Jun. ’14
Jul.-Sep. ’14
Oct.-Dec. ‘14
User Experience & Design Center
HW Design
Main Board SW design
UI SW design
Zigbee module SW design
Debug & Validation
Mech. Design & Proto
Lab. Testing & Caracterrization
Reliability and Data mining

11. INERTIA Technical Team
INDESIT TEAM
Technical Affairs: Barbara Cimarra
Business Unit Dishwashing:
Marketing: Valeria Aiello
R&D: Mario Lippera (Project Manager DW)
Dino Bongini
Technology Center / electronics:
Danilo D’Antonio (Project Manager Electronics & Technology Center)
Lucio Bianchi (Smart Grid Program Manager)
Mech. Design & Proto
Lab. Testing & Caracterrization
Reliability and Data mining
User Experience & Design Center
HW Design
Main Board SW design
UI SW design
Zigbee module SW design
Debug & Validation