Katherine Darveau-Student Design Competition 2011 Project Submission

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Contact Information

University: Tufts University

Team Member(s): Katherine Darveau    

Faculty Advisors: Peter Wong

Email Address:katherine.darveau@tufts.edu

Project Information

Title: Thermostat Analysis Project

Description:

The purpose of this project was to compare the performance of two thermostat models based on various types of error to aid in a community effor to reduce energy consumption.  Actual temperature values in a room were compared to thermostat readings, and an error analysis was conducted using LABVIEW to determine the more effective model. 

Products:

LABVIEW 2010 Student Edition

The Challenge:

(SEE ATTACHED PROJECT WRITEUP- ME 18 technical memo)

The Solution:

(SEE ATTACHED PROJECT WRITEUP- ME 18 technical memo)

Using LABVIEW allowed for an in depth analysis of each thermostat model.  It allowed for two different data files (excel files containing the thermostat readings) to be inserted into the same program so that error calculations could be made for each.

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