Team 5: Appliance Proximity Sensing and Standby Power Consumption

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The push for lowering energy consumption and protecting the environment has become a growing priority in consumers' minds. ENERGY STAR compliance has also been in the process of developing a new anticipated requirement that appliances must enter a standby mode and consume one watt of power or less. In light of these energy demands, Whirlpool continues to be determined to design and manufacture more customer friendly products. This has created a need for appliances that include proximity detection both in the same room and directly in front of the product. Near negligible cost is also necessary with respect to Whirlpool's lower-end products. The end design will include a proof of concept that appliances can share information from a single sensor across a wireless interface.