John La Grou plugs smart power outlets

Translator: Aida Musai Reviewer: Helena Bedalli

This is a world-changing invention.

Kjo eshte shpikje qe do te ndryshoje boten.

The smoke alarm has saved perhaps hundreds of thousands

Alarmi i zjarrit ka shpetuar ndoshta qindra apo mijera

of lives, worldwide.

jete ne per bote.

But smoke alarms don't prevent fires.

Por alarmet e zjarrit nuk e parandalojne zjarrin.

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

Cdo vit ne SHBA me shume se 20 mije njerez vdesin

with 350,000 home fires.

ose plagosen nga 350 mije zjarre ne shtepi.

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

Dhe nje prej shkaqeve me te shpeshta te ketyre zjarreve eshte elektriciteti.

What if we could prevent electrical fires

Po sikur ne te mund t'i parandalonim keto zjarre

before they start?

perpara se ato te fillonin?

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

E pra une me disa shoke gjetem menyren per t'a bere kete.

So how does electricity ignite residential fires?

Pse shkakton elektriciteti zjarret neper banesa?

Well it turns out that the main causes

Duket se shkaku me i zakonshem

are faulty and misused appliances and electrical wiring.

jane pajisje dhe instalime elektrike  me difekt apo te perdorura gabim.

Our invention had to address all of these issues.

Shpikja jone duhet te kujdesej per te gjitha keto aspekte.

So what about circuit breakers?

Po celesat elektrike per cfare duhen atehere?

Well, Thomas Edison invented the circuit breaker in 1879.

Thomas Edison shpiku celesin elektrik ne vitin 1879.

This is 130-year-old technology,

Kjo eshte teknologji 130 vjecare,

and this is a problem, because over 80 percent

dhe ky eshte problem, sepse me shume se 80 perqind

of all home electrical fires

e zjarreve elektrike neper banesa

start below the safety threshold of circuit breakers.

nis perpara zones se sigurise se celesave elektrike.

Hmmm ...

Hmmm...

So we considered all of this. And we realized

Ne i morem parasysh te gjitha keto, dhe kuptuam

that electrical appliances

se pajisjet elektrike

must be able to communicate directly

duhet te jene te afta te komunikojne drejtperdrejt

with the power receptacle itself.

me vete prizat.

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

Cdo pajisje elektrike... makinerite, teli zgjatues, gjithcka...

must be able to tell the power outlet,

duhet te jete e afte t'i thote prizes,

"Hey, power outlet,

" Moj prize,

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

Po me kalon shume korrent. Me fik perpara se une te shkaktoj nje zjarr."

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

Dhe priza duhet te jete aq e zgjuar sa t'a beje kete.

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

Kjo eshte ajo qe beme. Vendosem nje transponder dixhital,

a data tag, in the appliance plug.

nje mbartes te dhenash, tek priza e pajisjes.

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

Brenda ne prize vendosem gjithashtu nje lexues ekonomik te dhenash wireless

so they could communicate.

ne menyre qe ato te komunikonin.

Now, every home electrical system

Ne kete menyre sistemi elektrik i cdo shtepie

becomes an intelligent network.

behet nje rrjet inteligjent.

The appliance's safe operating parameters

Ne prize regjistrohen paramentrat

are embedded into its plug.

e funksionimit te sigurte te cdo pajisjeje.

If too much current is flowing,

Nese mberrin shume korrent,

the intelligent receptacle turns itself off,

priza inteligjente fik vetveten,

and prevents another fire from starting.

dhe parandalon ndezjen e nje zjarri.

We call this technology EFCI,

Kete teknologji e quajme PLSH

Electrical Fault Circuit Interrupter.

Parandaluesi i Lidhjeve te Shkurtra.

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

Okay, edhe dy gjera. Cdo vit ne SHBA

roughly 2,500 children

rreth 2.500 femije

are admitted to emergency rooms for shock and burn injuries

shkojne ne urgjence per shkak te shokut dhe djegieve nga zjarre

related to electrical receptacles. And this is crazy.

qe lidhen me prizat elektrike, Kjo eshte cmenduri.

An intelligent receptacle prevents injuries

Priza inteligjente parandalon plagosjet

because the power is always off,

sepse rryma mungon

until an intelligent plug is detected. Simple.

deri ne momentin qe identifikohet nje prize inteligjente. E lehte.

Now, besides saving lives,

Tani, pervec shpetimit te jeteve,

perhaps the greatest benefit of intelligent power

ndoshta perfitimi me i madh nga energjia inteligjente

is in its energy savings.

qendron ne kursim energjitik.

This invention will reduce global energy consumption

Kjo shpikje do te zvogeloje konsumin global te energjise

by allowing remote control and automation

duke lejuar komandimin nga larg dhe automatizimin

of every outlet in every home and business.

e cdo prize ne cdo shtepi dhe biznes.

Now you can choose to reduce your home energy bill

Ju mund te zgjidhni te zvogeloni faturen e energjise

by automatically cycling heavy loads

duke krijuar cikle automatike te ngarkesave me te medha

like air conditioners and heaters.

si kondicioneri apo ngrohesit.

Hotels and businesses can shut down unused rooms

Hotelet dhe bizneset mund te fikin pajisjet ne dhomat e paperdorura

from a central location, or even a cell phone.

nga nje qender kontrolli, apo edhe permes celularit.

There are 10 billion electrical outlets

Ekzistojne 10 miliarde priza

in North America alone.

vetem ne Ameriken e Veriut.

The potential energy savings is very, very significant.

Kursimi potencial ne energji eshte vertet, vertet domethenes.

So far we've applied for 414 patent claims.

Deri tani ne kemi aplikuar per 414 patenta.

Of those, 186 have been granted:

Prej tyre, na jane aprovuar 186:

228 are in process.

228 jane ende ne proces e siper.

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

Dhe une kam kenaqesine t'ju them se tre jave me pare

we received our first international recognition,

ne morrem shperblimin e pare nderkombetar,

the 2009 CES Innovation Award.

Cmimin CES per Inovacion 2009.

So, to conclude,

Pra, per t'a mbyllur,

intelligent power can, globally, save thousands of lives,

energjia inteligjente mund te shpetoje mijera jete ne te gjithe globin,

prevent tens of thousands of injuries,

te parandaloje dhjetera mijera plagosje,

and eliminate tens of billions of dollars in property damage

dhe te eleminoje dhjetra miliarde dollare deme ne prona

every single year,

cdo vit,

while significantly reducing global energy consumption.

duke pakesuar nderkohe konsumimin global te energjise.

In the spirit of this year's TED Conference,

Duke u nisur edhe nga tema e konferences TED te ketij viti,

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

ne mendojme se kjo eshte nje shpikje e fuqishme dhe qe do te ndryshoje boten.

And I'd like to thank Chris for this opportunity

Dua te falenderoj Chris qe na dha mundesine

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

t'jua shpalosnim kete teknologji juve, dhe se shpejti gjithe botes.

Thank you.

Faleminderit

(Applause)

(Duatrokitje)