In this paper, we investigate whether “big-data” is more valuable than “precise” data for the problem of energy disaggregation: the process of breaking down aggregate energy usage on a per-appliance basis. Existing techniques for disaggregation rely on energy metering at a resolution of 1 minute or higher, but most power meters today only provide a reading once per month, and at most once every...

Wash Water Recovery 1. Ozone Injection 2. Biozone injection 3. Recirculation pump 4. Self Cleaning Backwash Filter 5. Ultra filtration System 6. Spot Free Feed water tank with Repressurization 7. Wash and Rinse water feed tank to carwash with Repressurization 8. Carbon Filter 9. Spot Free Rinse System 10. Spot free storage tank with repressurization Many Factors influence a design for Carwash W...

In the near future, robotic agents might employ persuasion to influence people’s behavior or attitudes, just as human agents do in many situations. People can comply with these requests, but, people can also experience psychological reactance, which may lead to the complete opposite of the proposed behavior. In this study we are interested in the social nature of psychological reactance. Social...

Multi-agent systems is being pointed as particularly suited to design and engineer a new class of control systems to operate at the factory plants addressing the current requirements of modularity, flexibility and reconfigurability. This paper introduces the main principles of a multi-agent system approach to support the integration of production and quality control processes in washing machine...

Tests of effectiveness of disinfection of metal and polypropylene bedpans were made in a washer fitted with a steam generator. Broth cultures of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, or Streptococcus faecalis (approximately 4 x 10(8) organisms) were sealed in lengths of capillary tubing and attached to the surface of the pans. In other tests, pans were contaminated wi...