Abstract. In this paper we present measurements of energy usage of standard office computing equipment. Using a data trace lasting for all of March 2012 we analyse the energy use of office equipment such as desktop computers, a printer and a fridge. The interest in a more detailed knowledge of the energy usage patterns of these appliances is driven by the desire to manage, and if possible reduc...

We present in this paper a novel application of porous silicon (PS) for low-power alternating current (AC) switches such as triode alternating current devices (TRIACs) frequently used to control small appliances (fridge, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, coffee makers, etc.). More precisely, it seems possible to benefit from the PS electrical insulation properties to ensure the OFF state of the ...

Use of information and communication technology is becoming popular with time as this technology is coming with a lot of lavishness so people are demanding more of it. Electronic items have taken a status symbol in our lives. In India rich class is using up to date devices like cell phones, laptops, computers, microwave ovens, fridge, televisions etc and then pass it on to the poor class. There...

This article examines how recommendations for preventing food waste are implemented, based on the practice theories framework and more specifically Southerton's in which practices performed according to temporal dispositions (What carry out at a given time culturally derived orientations influence allocation of over time?), procedures (When this its expected demand?) sequences (How does materia...

Inhabitants’ behaviour in buildings has a strong impact on the energy consumption patterns resulting in energy waste. The existing multi agent and centralized energy management approaches are focused on consumption optimization and load predictions without taking into account the inhabitants’ behaviour. We argue that the consumption optimization without waste reduction is difficult. In this art...

In this paper, we propose a new approach to compliant taskspace control for high degree-of-freedom manipulators driven by positioncontrolled actuators. The actuators in our approach are back-drivable and allow to limit the torque used for position control. Traditional approaches frequently achieve compliance through redundancy resolution. Our approach not only allows to adjust compliance in the...

Research on learning under anesthesia has focused on showing that learning is possible in the absence of awareness. However, a simple dissociation between learning and awareness is conclusive only under strong additional assumptions, and the actual state of consciousness of an anesthetized person is difficult to determine. Instead of trying to establish complete unconsciousness, one might emplo...

CeCd$_3$As$_3$ is a rare-earth triangular-lattice antiferromagnet with large inter-layer separation. Our field-dependent heat capacity measurements at dilution fridge temperatures allow us to trace the field-evolution of spin-excitation gaps throughout antiferromagnetic and paramagnetic regions. The distinct gap evolution places strong constraints on microscopic pseudo-spin model, which, in ret...