- Remember the Jetsons?

- 還記得《杰特森一家》嗎？

They had gadgets galore

他們有大量的小工具

from holograms to a robotic maid,

從全息圖到機器人女僕。

but they also probably had an astronomical electric bill

但他們也可能有一個天文數字的電費。

as well as a massive carbon footprint.

以及巨大的碳足跡。

That's still an issue for our own home of the future,

這對我們自己的未來之家來說還是一個問題。

but unlike the Jetsons,

但與杰特森一家不同。

we're actually using some of that cutting edge tech

我們實際上正在使用一些最先進的技術

to solve it.

來解決這個問題。

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As homeowners of the future

作為未來的房主

we'll have more ability to monitor our energy consumption.

我們將有更多的能力來監測我們的能源消耗。

But before we get to that,

但在我們進入這個話題之前。

let's talk about where that energy's coming from,

讓我們來談談這些能量的來源。

because the home of the future will always need power.

因為未來的家將永遠需要電源。

We built our home to generate a lot of its own power

我們建造的房屋可以自己產生大量的電力

from solar panels installed on the carport roof.

來自安裝在車棚屋頂的太陽能電池板。

In fact, the solar panels are the carport roof.

事實上，太陽能電池板就是車棚的屋頂。

- It's an integral part of their house

- 這是他們家不可分割的一部分

architecturally, and that was part of the design

在建築上，這也是設計的一部分。

of the house from the beginning.

的房子從一開始。

- [Grant] Stan Pipkin is the owner of Lighthouse Solar

- [格蘭特]斯坦-皮普金是燈塔太陽能的所有者。

here in Austin,

在奧斯汀這裡。

which specializes in integrated solar design.

該公司專門從事綜合太陽能設計。

- [Stan] When Carter put up panels on the white house

- [斯坦]當卡特在白宮裝上面板時

(laughter)

(笑聲)

nobody liked 'em because they were big,

沒有人喜歡他們，因為他們是大的。

they were bulky, they stood out.

它們很笨重，很顯眼。

- But these are something entirely different.

- 但這些是完全不同的東西。

- [Stan] This gives architects something to

- [斯坦]這給建築師們提供了一些

go wild with.

盡情發揮。

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(歡快的音樂)

- [Grant] If you look around Austin,

- [格蘭特]如果你看看奧斯汀周圍。

this is very different than most solar retrofits

這與大多數太陽能改造非常不同

that have the panels tacked onto the roof.

將電池板粘在屋頂上。

Our solar installation is deliberately

我們的太陽能安裝是故意的

and artfully designed,

和藝術性的設計。

made to feel like a natural, essential part

感到自己是一個自然的、重要的組成部分

of the house itself.

的房子本身。

- I think the whole industry understands,

- 我認為整個行業都明白。

it's silly to sorta slap solar on top of the building.

把太陽能拍在建築物的頂部是很愚蠢的。

Why not make the building electricity generating itself?

為什麼不使建築物自己發電呢？

- [Grant] This is Katharine Beisner,

- [Grant]這是Katharine Beisner。

an expert in solar technology.

太陽能技術方面的專家。

- People are definitely trying to make the solar panels

- 人們肯定在努力使太陽能電池板

better looking.

更好看。

It's still by and large in residential,

大體上仍然是在住宅區。

putting solar on top of a roof.

把太陽能放在屋頂上。

Now a lot of them look like just gorgeous black

現在，他們中的很多人看起來只是華麗的黑色

flat screen TVs and it's very low-profile.

平板電視，而且它非常低調。

And I suspect we'll see a lot of these products

我懷疑我們會看到很多這樣的產品

in the future.

在未來。

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(歡快的音樂)

- [Grant] Here's how the system actually works.

- [格蘭特]以下是該系統的實際運作方式。

- Each one of those squares individually is a solar cell.

- 這些方塊中的每一個都單獨是一個太陽能電池。

They produce, collectively, DC power

它們共同產生的是直流電

that flows to the inverter.

流向逆變器的。

And then it's changed to AC power

然後改用交流電供電

and that's what the house can run on.

而這就是房子可以運行的東西。

- And any energy not used by the house

- 以及任何未被房屋使用的能源

flows into a lithium ion battery.

流入鋰離子電池。

So, let's say a homeowner installs solar.

所以，我們說一個房主安裝了太陽能。

Does that make them impervious from a blackout?

這是否使他們不受停電的影響？

- So, unless you have a system that can island

- 是以，除非你有一個可以在島上的系統

away from the grid, or basically a microgrid,

離開電網，或基本上是一個微電網。

your solar system will not help you during a power outage.

你的太陽能系統在停電時不會幫助你。

- So here in our home of the future,

- 是以，在我們的未來之家。

we have a battery.

我們有一個電池。

And so, we're prepared for a blackout.

是以，我們做好了停電的準備。

- That's right.

- 這就對了。

So, this is a really special home,

是以，這是一個真正特別的家。

you have energy storage that's wired to your critical loads

你有儲能設備，並與你的關鍵負載相連。

and if there's a blackout,

以及如果發生停電。

you can pull that energy to power your home.

你可以拉動這些能量來為你的家庭供電。

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- This array, it'll produce enough energy to power

- 這個陣列，將產生足夠的能量來驅動

say, 60% of their needs on a given day.

比如說，他們在某一天的需求的60%。

It varies by clouds, season, shade.

它因雲層、季節、樹蔭而不同。

- I think for the house of the future,

- 我認為對於未來的房子。

we probably want that to be more like, 100%.

我們可能希望這更像是，100%。

Is it possible to scale the array?

是否可以擴大陣列的規模？

- Absolutely.

- 絕對的。

The nice thing about solar, it's modular.

太陽能的好處是，它是模塊化的。

So, they can live in the house and then scale appropriately

是以，他們可以住在房子裡，然後適當地擴大規模

over the first year. - Right.

在第一年中。- 對。

- And so now we're empowering them will tools

- 是以，現在我們正在增強他們的能力，使他們有工具

to actually manage their house.

來實際管理他們的房子。

- [Grant] Which brings us to our energy monitoring.

- [Grant]這使我們看到了我們的能源監測。

Our smart home integrator, Pete Sandford of Smarter Homes,

我們的智能家居集成商，Smarter Homes的Pete Sandford。

has given us the ability to see a real time readout

使我們有能力看到一個實時的讀數

of the energy usage of our home.

我們家的能源使用情況。

- We just jumped from 900 watts to 4700 watts.

- 我們剛剛從900瓦特跳到4700瓦特。

That jump is gonna tell me

那一跳是要告訴我

somebody just turned on the air conditioning

有人剛剛打開了空調

and it gives you the idea of,

和它給你的想法。

wow that's how much energy I'm using.

哇，這就是我所使用的能量。

- Wow.

- 哇。

We've put a lot of effort into designing our solar array

我們在設計我們的太陽能電池陣時投入了大量的精力

and our energy storage system into the house

和我們的儲能系統進入房子

to meet the majority of our needs.

以滿足我們的大部分需求。

On the other hand, all of our tech in this house

另一方面，我們在這所房子裡的所有技術

is probably gonna consume a lot of energy.

可能會消耗大量的能量。

- You'd think so, but a lot of these devices

- 你會這麼想，但這些設備中很多都是

are Energy Star rated,

是能源之星評級。

and they're considered low voltage items.

而且它們被認為是低電壓項目。

Your real energy hogs are gonna be you know,

你真正的能源消耗者將是你知道的。

your non-LED lights, your air conditioners, the hot water.

你的非LED燈，你的空調，熱水。

So, here I've brought the control pad for my home.

是以，在這裡，我為我的家帶來了控制板。

- [Grant] Does that say 875 watts?

- [格蘭特]那上面寫著875瓦嗎？

- Yeah, when we started we were between 14 and 16,000 watts.

- 是的，當我們開始時，我們的功率在14到16,000瓦之間。

We worked really hard to get it that low.

我們非常努力地工作，才把它弄得那麼低。

So let's go in and turn on some air conditioners,

是以，讓我們走進去，打開一些空調。

and then that way you can kinda get an idea of

然後這樣你就可以有點了解到

the spike as well, so watch.

穗也是如此，所以要注意。

Downstairs, we'll go ahead and drop that down to 70.

在樓下，我們將繼續前進，並將其降至70。

Upstairs.

樓上。

And let's go back and see how that's gonna affect

讓我們回去看看這將如何影響

our energy. - Wow.

我們的能量。- 哇哦。

- This is pretty instantaneous

- 這是很即時的

- Yeah. - As far as our reading goes.

- 是的 就我們的閱讀而言。

It's already jumped up to 7241.

它已經跳到了7241。

So at our house,

所以在我們家。

we loved what we did, we saw our new bill.

我們喜歡我們所做的，我們看到了我們的新賬單。

So we contacted Austin Energy

是以，我們聯繫了奧斯汀能源公司

and we got this data from them.

而我們從他們那裡得到了這些數據。

So, this is before we automated.

所以，這是在我們自動化之前。

- [Grant] Okay.

- [Grant] 好的。

- And then, here's after.

- 然後，這裡是之後。

And it looks dramatic just as it is,

而且它看起來很有戲劇性，就像現在這樣。

but if you look at the scale.

但如果你看一下規模。

These spikes are during our laundry times

這些峰值是在我們洗衣服的時候

and our shower times.

和我們的淋浴時間。

And it really enabled us to program our air conditioners

它真的使我們能夠對我們的空調進行編程

to where they weren't just kickin' on all day.

到他們不只是整天踢球的地方。

So, this is what you would do with solar.

是以，這就是你要做的太陽能。

So, you know, we hear a lot of solar companies say,

所以，你知道，我們聽到很多太陽能公司說。

oh this is gonna cover 60% of your usage,

哦，這將涵蓋你60%的用量。

but how would they know?

但他們怎麼會知道呢？

So, having something like this when you'd be able to have

是以，擁有這樣的東西時，你就能擁有

the data. - Right.

的數據。- 對。

- [Pete] To support the value of having solar.

- [Pete] 支持擁有太陽能的價值。

- You know, seeing this energy usage laid out

- 你知道，看到這些能源的使用情況

right in front of you

就在你面前

is a very eye-opening experience

是一個非常開闊的經驗

because normally you just use your appliances

因為通常情況下，你只是使用你的電器

and you don't think how much it's costing you.

而你沒有想到這讓你付出了多少代價。

But once you see this,

但一旦你看到這一點。

the incentive is to game-ify it

激勵機制是將其遊戲化

to see how much you can save.

看看你能省多少錢。

- Everybody, the kids, likes to see that number low.

- 每個人，孩子們，都喜歡看到這個數字低。

It's almost like it turns into a mini-obsession.

這幾乎就像變成了一種小型的痴迷。

One of 'em was like, "we're down to 450 watts,"

其中一個人說，"我們的功率降到了450瓦，"

and I was like, that's the lowest we've ever been.

我當時想，這是我們有史以來最低的一次。

You win.

你贏了。

- It's like a new high score.

- 這就像一個新的高分。

- Yeah, exactly.

- 是的，沒錯。

New low score. - New low score.

新的低分- 新的低分。

(laughs)

(笑)

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(歡快的音樂)

- I think that becoming more aware

- 我認為，變得更加了解

of our energy usage is the first step.

我們的能源使用是第一步。

Not only will homes of the future be smarter

未來的住宅不僅將更加智能

about how they use energy,

關於他們如何使用能源。

but they'll make us more aware of how our actions

但它們會使我們更清楚地意識到我們的行為是如何

influence that usage.

影響這種用法。

And even for those just passing by,

甚至對於那些只是路過的人。

the house acts a billboard for a renewable future.

這座房子就像一個可再生未來的廣告牌。

Thanks so much for watching me

非常感謝您對我的關注

explore the energy needs and abilities

探索能源需求和能力

in this home of the future.

在這個未來之家。

Now I'm wondering, how would you power yours?

現在我想知道，你將如何為你的產品供電？

Let us know in the comments below

請在下面的評論中告訴我們

and we'll see you next with a brand new episode.

我們將在下一集全新的節目中與你見面。