Solar Powered Parking MetersAn IoT thought experiment
Jimmy Shah
Credit:PR NEWSWIRE
Solar Powered Parking Meters
Cost, Profit$495/meter
10K meters/$230,000 in additional net revenue
Powera battery pack that lasts approximately 2 to 3 years
panels are the primary source of energy for the batteries. There
are back-up sources in the event something happens to the
panels
Meter Locations
Location
Multi-viewLike Google mapsStreet view
Satellite View
Status of metersamount of money collected in the cash box
Broken, CC reader jam, etc.
Meter Locations Street View
Meter Locations Satellite View
Monthly Statistics
cash amounts
credit amounts
total revenue,
number of transactions
cash per meter (listed as pole)
credit per meter
Monthly Statistics
Monthly by geographic area
local area(street/block level)
city level
street level
zip code
Monthly by geographic area
CC Transactions
transaction date
transaction reference number
machine reference
last four digits of credit card
card scheme and transaction amount
CC Transactions
Coin Collection
the person collecting the currency inserts an identification
card into the meter [] to signal to the meter [...] that the cash
box is being emptied
Coin Collection
Coin Collection
Battery Voltage
The voltage level is used to indicate the health of the
battery.
Voltage drop = Replace battery
"The solar panels on the back of the meters are the main source
of power, with support from a backup battery."
a battery pack that lasts approximately 2 to 3 years.
Battery Voltage
Terminal Events
Mainlycoin path blockages
jammed credit card readers
Potentiallyalert law enforcement officers to better monitor the
problem areas to reduce vandalism
Terminal Events
Configuration
DisplayRates
Enforcement times
Date/Time
RatesGraphTimeline
TableDrop-down for each hour
Configuration: Display
Configuration : Rates - Graph
Configuration : Rates - Table
Patents
PARKING METER AND A DEVICE THEREFOR USA (Pub. number - US
2009/0159674
A1)http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=SwbIAAAAEBAJ
A PARKING METER AND A DEVICE THEREFOR International (Pub.
number-
WO/2007/063530)http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2007063530
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A REMOVABLE METER UNIT USA
(Pub. number - US 2009/0192950 A1)
http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=JHzIAAAAEBAJ
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC LOCATION-SPECIFIC
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF A REMOVABLE METER UNIT USA (Pub. number
- US 2009/0183966 A1)
http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=tlDIAAAAEBAJ
References
Parking meters take credit cards, use solar power
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/29/local/me-meters29
High-tech parking meters a hit with city and
usershttp://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-02-16/business-real-estate/high-tech-parking-meters-a-hit-with-city-and-users
Solar Powered Parking Meters-Money in the Bank for Los
Angeleshttp://www.solarpowerbuzzmedia.com/2010/10/solar-powered-parking-meters-money-in.html
Sun-powered parking meters the ticket for saving
moneyhttp://www.cleanenergyauthority.com/solar-energy-news/solar-powered-parking-meters-102210/
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