Re: [LUG] Use your RasPI to monitor your electricity meter

[Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/04/14 16:53, Tremayne, Steve wrote:

This is something I’ve been half-considering in the back of my mind, it just didn’t have a high enough “nice” to become a foreground task and actually get thought about properly.

 

I’m not sure how accurate this is – I’m sure it’s not good enough to complain to the electricity supplier if the bill differs, but an interesting idea:

 

http://mistertee-talks-electronics.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/using-raspberry-pi-as-energy-monitor.html

 

Now, if I just wrap enough cable around the incoming supply, I wonder if I can run the Pi off the induced current from the house….

 

Once the Exeter lug have the current crop of projects completed maybe this is something we can look in to at a lug meet.  if we can get it working or monitoring energy easier it something we can demo to the general public (maybe at a pi jam) and something that most people can relate to.

Paul

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