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TY - GEN
T1 - Not On Demand
T2 - DIS '17
AU - Lindley, Joseph Galen
AU - Coulton, Paul
AU - Cooper, Rachel
N1 - © ACM, 2017. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in DIS '17 Companion Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3064857.3079112
PY - 2017/6/12
Y1 - 2017/6/12
N2 - Over a century ago alternating current (AC) triumphed over direct current (DC) in the ‘war of the currents’ and ever since AC has been ubiquitous. Increasingly devices operating internally use DC power, hence inefficient conversions from AC to DC are necessarily common. Conversely, domestic photovoltaic (PV) panels produce DC current which must be inverted to AC to integrate with existing wiring, appliances, and/or be exported the power grid. By using batteries, specifically designed DC devices, and the Internet of Things, our infrastructure may be redesigned to improve efficiency. In this provocation, we use design fiction to describe how such a system could be implemented and to open a discussion about the broader implications of such a technological shift on user experience design and interaction design.
AB - Over a century ago alternating current (AC) triumphed over direct current (DC) in the ‘war of the currents’ and ever since AC has been ubiquitous. Increasingly devices operating internally use DC power, hence inefficient conversions from AC to DC are necessarily common. Conversely, domestic photovoltaic (PV) panels produce DC current which must be inverted to AC to integrate with existing wiring, appliances, and/or be exported the power grid. By using batteries, specifically designed DC devices, and the Internet of Things, our infrastructure may be redesigned to improve efficiency. In this provocation, we use design fiction to describe how such a system could be implemented and to open a discussion about the broader implications of such a technological shift on user experience design and interaction design.
KW - internet of things (IoT)
KW - energy storage
KW - energy distribution
KW - Design Fiction
KW - World Building
U2 - 10.1145/3064857.3079112
DO - 10.1145/3064857.3079112
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SP - 23
EP - 27
BT - DIS '17 Companion Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems
PB - ACM
CY - New York
Y2 - 10 June 2017 through 14 June 2017
ER -