Not so long ago, we subscribed to an innovation contest and we decided to build an autonomous electrical prepaid socket (with Bitcoin) with an Arduino:
And today, here I come: a prototype / proof of concept has been built !
The electrical socket - BitPlug - is testable LIVE on
http://www.bitfluid.net via a Youtube LIVE event [just send some dust on the address and watch it move !]
We want to bring awareness on Bitcoin because we think there are a lot of disruption possible in the energy sector thanks to the Magic Internet Money.
This will be reviewed by a bunch of top managers during next week. There are 40 teams and the 10 best will be selected for a final presentation.
Imagine: you're somewhere in the world and you can activate an electrical socket in my home (Belgium) in real time (sorry for the 30 sec. delay of Youtube). Isn't it magic ?
The charges connected to the socket in the demo are:
- a toy (~ 10 W)
- a lamp (~ 5 W)
- a heater (~ 2000 W)
Material for the project:
- Arduino Uno
- Arduino Wifi shield
- Arduino LCD
- 1 Wattmeter
- 1 electrical relay
Any feedback ?