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John La Grou: A plug for smart power outlets
John La Grou: Prizat inteligjente
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John La Grou shpalos nje teknologji te re gjeniale qe do t'i beje prizat e shtepive tona me inteligjente, duke perdorur mikroprocesore dhe shtesa PLSH. Shpikja qe quhet Safeplug premton te parandaloje incidentet vdekjeprurese te zjarreve shtepiake, si dhe te kurseje energji.
John La Grou - Inventor
John La Grou, a long-time electronics inventor, audio designer and entrepreneur, wants to save lives (and energy) with a new, smarter type of electrical outlet. Full bio
John La Grou, a long-time electronics inventor, audio designer and entrepreneur, wants to save lives (and energy) with a new, smarter type of electrical outlet. Full bio
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00:18
This is a world-changing invention.
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Kjo eshte shpikje qe do te ndryshoje boten.
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The smoke alarm has saved perhaps hundreds of thousands
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Alarmi i zjarrit ka shpetuar ndoshta qindra apo mijera
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of lives, worldwide.
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jete ne per bote.
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But smoke alarms don't prevent fires.
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Por alarmet e zjarrit nuk e parandalojne zjarrin.
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Every year in the USA, over 20,000 are killed or injured
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Cdo vit ne SHBA me shume se 20 mije njerez vdesin
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with 350,000 home fires.
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ose plagosen nga 350 mije zjarre ne shtepi.
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And one of the main causes of all these fires is electricity.
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Dhe nje prej shkaqeve me te shpeshta
te ketyre zjarreve eshte elektriciteti.
te ketyre zjarreve eshte elektriciteti.
00:39
What if we could prevent electrical fires
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Po sikur ne te mund t'i parandalonim keto zjarre
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before they start?
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perpara se ato te fillonin?
00:44
Well, a couple of friends and I figured out how to do this.
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E pra une me disa shoke gjetem menyren
per t'a bere kete.
per t'a bere kete.
00:47
So how does electricity ignite residential fires?
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Pse shkakton elektriciteti zjarret neper banesa?
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Well it turns out that the main causes
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Duket se shkaku me i zakonshem
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are faulty and misused appliances and electrical wiring.
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jane pajisje dhe instalime elektrike
me difekt apo te perdorura gabim.
me difekt apo te perdorura gabim.
00:56
Our invention had to address all of these issues.
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Shpikja jone duhet te kujdesej per te gjitha keto aspekte.
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So what about circuit breakers?
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Po celesat elektrike per cfare duhen atehere?
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Well, Thomas Edison invented the circuit breaker in 1879.
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Thomas Edison shpiku celesin elektrik ne vitin 1879.
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This is 130-year-old technology,
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Kjo eshte teknologji 130 vjecare,
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and this is a problem, because over 80 percent
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dhe ky eshte problem, sepse me shume se 80 perqind
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of all home electrical fires
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e zjarreve elektrike neper banesa
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start below the safety threshold of circuit breakers.
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nis perpara zones se sigurise se celesave elektrike.
01:17
Hmmm ...
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Hmmm...
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So we considered all of this. And we realized
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Ne i morem parasysh te gjitha keto, dhe kuptuam
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that electrical appliances
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se pajisjet elektrike
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must be able to communicate directly
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duhet te jene te afta te komunikojne drejtperdrejt
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with the power receptacle itself.
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me vete prizat.
01:27
Any electrical device -- an appliance, an extension cord, whatever --
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Cdo pajisje elektrike... makinerite, teli zgjatues, gjithcka...
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must be able to tell the power outlet,
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duhet te jete e afte t'i thote prizes,
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"Hey, power outlet,
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" Moj prize,
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I'm drawing too much current. Shut me off now, before I start a fire."
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Po me kalon shume korrent.
Me fik perpara se une te shkaktoj nje zjarr."
Me fik perpara se une te shkaktoj nje zjarr."
01:39
And the power outlet needs to be smart enough to do it.
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Dhe priza duhet te jete aq e zgjuar
sa t'a beje kete.
sa t'a beje kete.
01:43
So here is what we did. We put a 10-cent digital transponder,
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Kjo eshte ajo qe beme.
Vendosem nje transponder dixhital,
Vendosem nje transponder dixhital,
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a data tag, in the appliance plug.
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nje mbartes te dhenash, tek priza e pajisjes.
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And we put an inexpensive, wireless data reader inside the receptacle
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Brenda ne prize vendosem gjithashtu
nje lexues ekonomik te dhenash wireless
nje lexues ekonomik te dhenash wireless
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so they could communicate.
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ne menyre qe ato te komunikonin.
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Now, every home electrical system
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Ne kete menyre sistemi elektrik i cdo shtepie
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becomes an intelligent network.
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behet nje rrjet inteligjent.
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The appliance's safe operating parameters
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Ne prize regjistrohen paramentrat
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are embedded into its plug.
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e funksionimit te sigurte te cdo pajisjeje.
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If too much current is flowing,
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Nese mberrin shume korrent,
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the intelligent receptacle turns itself off,
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priza inteligjente fik vetveten,
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and prevents another fire from starting.
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dhe parandalon ndezjen e nje zjarri.
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We call this technology EFCI,
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Kete teknologji e quajme PLSH
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Electrical Fault Circuit Interrupter.
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Parandaluesi i Lidhjeve te Shkurtra.
02:19
Okay, two more points. Every year in the USA,
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Okay, edhe dy gjera. Cdo vit ne SHBA
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roughly 2,500 children
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rreth 2.500 femije
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are admitted to emergency rooms for shock and burn injuries
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shkojne ne urgjence per shkak te shokut
dhe djegieve nga zjarre
dhe djegieve nga zjarre
02:27
related to electrical receptacles. And this is crazy.
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qe lidhen me prizat elektrike, Kjo eshte cmenduri.
02:31
An intelligent receptacle prevents injuries
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Priza inteligjente parandalon plagosjet
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because the power is always off,
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sepse rryma mungon
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until an intelligent plug is detected. Simple.
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deri ne momentin qe identifikohet
nje prize inteligjente. E lehte.
nje prize inteligjente. E lehte.
02:40
Now, besides saving lives,
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Tani, pervec shpetimit te jeteve,
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perhaps the greatest benefit of intelligent power
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ndoshta perfitimi me i madh nga energjia inteligjente
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is in its energy savings.
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qendron ne kursim energjitik.
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This invention will reduce global energy consumption
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Kjo shpikje do te zvogeloje konsumin global te energjise
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by allowing remote control and automation
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duke lejuar komandimin nga larg dhe automatizimin
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of every outlet in every home and business.
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e cdo prize ne cdo shtepi dhe biznes.
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Now you can choose to reduce your home energy bill
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Ju mund te zgjidhni te zvogeloni faturen e energjise
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by automatically cycling heavy loads
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duke krijuar cikle automatike te ngarkesave me te medha
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like air conditioners and heaters.
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si kondicioneri apo ngrohesit.
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Hotels and businesses can shut down unused rooms
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Hotelet dhe bizneset mund te fikin
pajisjet ne dhomat e paperdorura
pajisjet ne dhomat e paperdorura
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from a central location, or even a cell phone.
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nga nje qender kontrolli, apo edhe permes celularit.
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There are 10 billion electrical outlets
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Ekzistojne 10 miliarde priza
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in North America alone.
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vetem ne Ameriken e Veriut.
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The potential energy savings is very, very significant.
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Kursimi potencial ne energji
eshte vertet, vertet domethenes.
eshte vertet, vertet domethenes.
03:18
So far we've applied for 414 patent claims.
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Deri tani ne kemi aplikuar per 414 patenta.
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Of those, 186 have been granted:
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Prej tyre, na jane aprovuar 186:
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228 are in process.
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228 jane ende ne proces e siper.
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And I'm pleased to announce that just three weeks ago
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Dhe une kam kenaqesine t'ju them
se tre jave me pare
se tre jave me pare
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we received our first international recognition,
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ne morrem shperblimin e pare nderkombetar,
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the 2009 CES Innovation Award.
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Cmimin CES per Inovacion 2009.
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So, to conclude,
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Pra, per t'a mbyllur,
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intelligent power can, globally, save thousands of lives,
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energjia inteligjente mund te shpetoje
mijera jete ne te gjithe globin,
mijera jete ne te gjithe globin,
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prevent tens of thousands of injuries,
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te parandaloje dhjetera mijera plagosje,
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and eliminate tens of billions of dollars in property damage
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dhe te eleminoje dhjetra miliarde dollare deme ne prona
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every single year,
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cdo vit,
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while significantly reducing global energy consumption.
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duke pakesuar nderkohe konsumimin global te energjise.
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In the spirit of this year's TED Conference,
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Duke u nisur edhe nga tema e konferences TED te ketij viti,
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we think this is a powerful, world-changing invention.
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ne mendojme se kjo eshte nje shpikje e fuqishme
dhe qe do te ndryshoje boten.
dhe qe do te ndryshoje boten.
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And I'd like to thank Chris for this opportunity
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Dua te falenderoj Chris qe na dha mundesine
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to unveil our technology with you, and soon the world.
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t'jua shpalosnim kete teknologji juve,
dhe se shpejti gjithe botes.
dhe se shpejti gjithe botes.
04:05
Thank you.
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Faleminderit
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(Applause)
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(Duatrokitje)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John La Grou - InventorJohn La Grou, a long-time electronics inventor, audio designer and entrepreneur, wants to save lives (and energy) with a new, smarter type of electrical outlet.
Why you should listen
John La Grou is a patent holder and research engineer on Safeplug, a new brand of electrical fault circuit interrupters. The Safeplug technology, which combines microprocessors in power outlets and RFID tags in electrical plugs, might just represent the next generation in residential and commercial electrical delivery. Besides conserving massive amounts of energy, Safeplug promises to save lives and prevent injuries by making the electrical systems in our homes "smart."
La Grou is also CEO of Millennia Group, an audio design and manufacturing company that produces audio components held as the gold standard among professional musicians and producers.
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