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Hello reader, 

This is my action project for the "Urban Planning" unit#2 class at GCE Lab School. During this unit, I learned a lot about electricity, the history of it, the math of it, and how it applies to almost everything. My classmates and I got to dive further into the topic of electricity by inviting Dan, Kyle, and Tyler from ARUP, witch is a company that specializes in energy efficent building circuits. For this project, my partner and I created a functioning circuit using a circuit board kit. Said circuit contained 5 resistors, a parallel switch, and main switch. We then showed how each resistor on the model could represent an applience in real life and how much energy said appliances would save. We then built a cardboard cover for our curcuit to represent a home. This is how it came out. Enjoy! 


Image of our circuit: 



Battery Circuit, L.A.H., 2023



Image of our diagram: 




Circuit Diagram, L.A.H., 2023


Circuit calculations: 




Calculations, L.A.H., 2023


Appliance price/energy use comparison: 

FK " Cover/Labels" 5/16/23


Price of power (in kwh): $0.14

(Price calculation: price of power in kwh × average number of hours used) 

Cruise n Comfort AC:

12v 13a 

156w per hour

Regular ac:

1,500 watts per hour

Savings: 

$45

Dometic fridge: 

12v 3a

36w

Average mini fridge: 

100 watts 

Savings: 

$6

Water pump: 

12v 4.93a 

59.16w

Average water pump:

150 watts

Savings: 

$2

Jackery solar generator: 

3000w 

Biogas Digester stove: 

No power

Average electric stove:

2,000 watts 

Savings:

$8.4

Solcratè hot water: 

No power

Average hot water heater: 

1200 watts 

Savings: 

$15


Connection to SDG 7 (ensuring access to clean and affordable energy) : The whole base of our curcuit is a vanlife build that uses all energy efficent appliances like the 156 watt AC or 36w fridge. 



Final design: 


FK "Final Picture" 5/18/23



Conclusion: 

Overall this was a very fun project. We ran into some issues with the wheels of our van and trying to add solar power to the circuit. We can up with a pretty creative solution for the wheels and we did not end up adding the pannel to our design but we did get it to work in our curcuit (sorta). 




Citations: 

- “How Many Watts Does a Window AC Use.” Jackery, 29 Jan. 2023, www.jackery.com/blogs/news/how-many-watts-does-a-window-ac-use#:~:text=A%20window%20AC%20unit%20uses,hours%20of%20electricity%20each%20month. Accessed 17 May 2023.


‌- “How Many Watts Does a Refrigerator Use? [or Mini-Fridge] - EnergyBot.” Energybot.com, 2023, www.energybot.com/blog/how-many-watts-does-a-refrigerator-use.html#:~:text=Mini%2Dfridge%20wattages%20vary%20based,and%20100%20watts%20of%20power. Accessed 17 May 2023.

- “Water Pump Energy Calculator: Watts and KWh.” Energybot.com, 2023, www.energybot.com/energy-usage/water-pump.html#:~:text=How%20many%20watts%20does%20a,or%20on%20the%20device%20itself. Accessed 17 May 2023.


‌- Marsh, Jacob. “How Many Watts Does an Electric Oven and Stove Use?” EnergySage Blog, EnergySage, 16 Feb. 2022, news.energysage.com/how-many-watts-does-an-electric-oven-and-stove-use/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20electric%20stoves%20use,kWh. Accessed 17 May 2023.


‌- “Energy Use & Cost to Run an Electric Water Heater | Perch Energy.” Perchenergy.com, 2023, www.perchenergy.com/energy-calculators/water-heater-electricity-usage-cost. Accessed 17 May 2023.

- Arizona, In. “Battery Powered Air Conditioners 12/24/48 Volts DC.” Battery Powered Air Conditioners 12/24/48 Volts DC, 2019, www.cruisencomfortusa.com/. Accessed 17 May 2023.


‌- “SEAFLO 12V 100PSI Self-Priming Diaphragm Pump - - Amazon.com.” Amazon.com, 2023, www.amazon.com/Seaflo-100PSI-Self-priming-Diaphragm-Pump/dp/B0166UBJX4/ref=asc_df_B0166UBJX4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167126276842&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9029093738111872509&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9060252&hvtargid=pla-306984007667&psc=1. Accessed 17 May 2023.







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