John La Grou plugs smart power outlets

Traducător: Octavian Vidican Corector: Cristi Grigore

This is a world-changing invention.

Aceasta este o inventie care va schimba lumea.

The smoke alarm has saved perhaps hundreds of thousands

Alarmele de fum au salvat probabil sute de mii

of lives, worldwide.

de vieti, in toata lumea.

But smoke alarms don't prevent fires.

Dar alarmele de foc nu previn incendiile.

Every year in the USA, over 20,000 are killed or injured

In fiecare an in SUA, peste 20.000 de oameni sunt ucisi sau raniti

with 350,000 home fires.

in 350.00 de incendii domestice.

And one of the main causes of all these fires is electricity.

Si una din principalele cauze ale acestor incendii este electricitatea.

What if we could prevent electrical fires

Cum ar fi sa putem preveni focul generat de curentul electric

before they start?

inainte de a izbucni?

Well, a couple of friends and I figured out how to do this.

Pai, un grup de prieteni, impreuna cu mine, ne-am gandit cum sa facem asta.

So how does electricity ignite residential fires?

Deci cum izbucnesc incendiile din cauze ce tin de electricitate?

Well it turns out that the main causes

Pai, a reiesit ca principala cauza

are faulty and misused appliances and electrical wiring.

este utilizarea unor aparate si fire electrice defecte in mod abuziv.

Our invention had to address all of these issues.

Inventia noastra a trebuit sa adreseze toate aceste probleme.

So what about circuit breakers?

Dar cum ramane cu intrerupatoarele?

Well, Thomas Edison invented the circuit breaker in 1879.

Thomas Edison a inventat intrerupatoarele in 1879.

This is 130-year-old technology,

Este o tehnologie veche de 130 de ani.

and this is a problem, because over 80 percent

Si acest lucru este o problema. Pentru ca peste 80 la suta

of all home electrical fires

din toate incendiile domestice cauzate de electricitate

start below the safety threshold of circuit breakers.

pornesc sub pragul de siguranta al intrerupatoarelor.

Hmmm ...

Hmmm...

So we considered all of this. And we realized

Deci am luat in considerare toate acestea. Si am realizat ca

that electrical appliances

aparatele electrice

must be able to communicate directly

trebuie sa fie capabile sa comunice direct

with the power receptacle itself.

cu priza insasi.

Any electrical device -- an appliance, an extension cord, whatever --

Orice dispozitiv electric, un aparat, un prelungitor, orice,

must be able to tell the power outlet,

trebuie sa fie capabil sa spuna prizei,

"Hey, power outlet,

"Hei, priza,

I'm drawing too much current. Shut me off now, before I start a fire."

folosesc prea mult curent. Inchide-ma, inainte sa provoc in incendiu."

And the power outlet needs to be smart enough to do it.

Si priza trebuie sa fie suficient de destepta sa faca asta.

So here is what we did. We put a 10-cent digital transponder,

Deci, iata ceea ce am facut. Am pus un transponder digital de 10 centi

a data tag, in the appliance plug.

o santinela de date, in stecar-ul aparatului.

And we put an inexpensive, wireless data reader inside the receptacle

Si am pus un cititor de date fara fir si ieftin in priza

so they could communicate.

pentru a putea comunica intre ele.

Now, every home electrical system

Acum, orice sistem electric domestic

becomes an intelligent network.

devine o retea inteligenta.

The appliance's safe operating parameters

Parametrii de siguranta cu care opereaza aparatul

are embedded into its plug.

sunt incorporati in stecar-ul lui.

If too much current is flowing,

Daca trece prea mult curent,

the intelligent receptacle turns itself off,

priza inteligenta se decupleaza chiar ea,

and prevents another fire from starting.

si previne izbucnirea unui incendiu.

We call this technology EFCI,

Numiti aceasta tehnologie ICED,

Electrical Fault Circuit Interrupter.

Intrerupator de Circuite Electrice Defecte.

Okay, two more points. Every year in the USA,

Ok, inca doua lucruri. In fiecare an in SUA,

roughly 2,500 children

aproape 2.500 de copii

are admitted to emergency rooms for shock and burn injuries

sunt primiti la urgente din cauza socurilor si arsurilor

related to electrical receptacles. And this is crazy.

provocate de prizele electrice. Iar asta este o nebunie.

An intelligent receptacle prevents injuries

O priza inteligenta previne ranirile

because the power is always off,

pentru ca energia electrica este intotdeauna oprita,

until an intelligent plug is detected. Simple.

pana cand este detectat un stecar inteligent. Simplu.

Now, besides saving lives,

Acum, pe langa salvarea vietilor,

perhaps the greatest benefit of intelligent power

poate ca cel mai mare beneficiu al curentului inteligent

is in its energy savings.

este un economisirea energiei.

This invention will reduce global energy consumption

Aceasta inventie va reduce consumul global de energie

by allowing remote control and automation

permitand controlul de la distanta si automatizarea

of every outlet in every home and business.

fiecarei prize in fiecare casa sau afacere.

Now you can choose to reduce your home energy bill

Acum puteti alege sa reduceti factura de curent

by automatically cycling heavy loads

prin programarea functionarii marilor consumatori

like air conditioners and heaters.

cum ar fi aerul conditionat sau incalzitoarele.

Hotels and businesses can shut down unused rooms

Hotelurile si afacerile pot decupla camerele nefolosite

from a central location, or even a cell phone.

dintr-un punct central de comanda sau chiar de la un telefon mobil.

There are 10 billion electrical outlets

Sunt 10 miliarde de prize electrice

in North America alone.

doar in America de Nord.

The potential energy savings is very, very significant.

Economia potentiala de energie este foarte foarte semnificativa.

So far we've applied for 414 patent claims.

Pana acum am aplicat pentru 414 brevete.

Of those, 186 have been granted:

Din acestea, 186 ne-au fost deja acordate.

228 are in process.

228 sunt in curs de acordare.

And I'm pleased to announce that just three weeks ago

Si sunt bucuros sa va anunt ca doar acum trei saptamani

we received our first international recognition,

am primit prima noastra recunoastere internationala,

the 2009 CES Innovation Award.

Premiul pentru Inovatie CES 2009.

So, to conclude,

Deci, in concluzie,

intelligent power can, globally, save thousands of lives,

curentul inteligent, poate, global, sa salveze mii de vieti,

prevent tens of thousands of injuries,

sa previna zeci de mii de accidente,

and eliminate tens of billions of dollars in property damage

si sa elimine daune de zeci de miliarde de dolari,

every single year,

in fiecare an,

while significantly reducing global energy consumption.

in acelasi timp reducand semnificativ consumul global de energie.

In the spirit of this year's TED Conference,

In spiritul conferintei TED din acest an,

we think this is a powerful, world-changing invention.

credem ca aceasta este o inventie importanta, care va schimba lumea.

And I'd like to thank Chris for this opportunity

Si as vrea sa multumesc lui Chris pentru aceasta ocazie

to unveil our technology with you, and soon the world.

de a va dezvalui tehnologia noastra voua si in curand lumii intregi.

Thank you.

Va multumesc.

(Applause)

Aplauze.