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John La Grou: A plug for smart power outlets
John La Grou conecteaza prizele inteligente
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John La Grou dezvaluie o tehnologie noua si ingenioasa care va face prizele electrice din casele noastre mai destepte, folosind microprocesoare si tag-uri RFID. Inventia, numita Safeplug, promite sa previna accidentele mortale, cum ar fi incendiile -- si sa conserve energia.
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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This is a world-changing invention.
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Aceasta este o inventie care va schimba lumea.
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The smoke alarm has saved perhaps hundreds of thousands
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Alarmele de fum au salvat probabil sute de mii
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of lives, worldwide.
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de vieti, in toata lumea.
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But smoke alarms don't prevent fires.
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Dar alarmele de foc nu previn incendiile.
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Every year in the USA, over 20,000 are killed or injured
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In fiecare an in SUA, peste 20.000 de oameni sunt ucisi sau raniti
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with 350,000 home fires.
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in 350.00 de incendii domestice.
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And one of the main causes of all these fires is electricity.
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Si una din principalele cauze ale acestor incendii este electricitatea.
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What if we could prevent electrical fires
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Cum ar fi sa putem preveni focul generat de curentul electric
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before they start?
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inainte de a izbucni?
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Well, a couple of friends and I figured out how to do this.
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Pai, un grup de prieteni, impreuna cu mine, ne-am gandit cum sa facem asta.
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So how does electricity ignite residential fires?
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Deci cum izbucnesc incendiile din cauze ce tin de electricitate?
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Well it turns out that the main causes
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Pai, a reiesit ca principala cauza
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are faulty and misused appliances and electrical wiring.
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este utilizarea unor aparate si fire electrice defecte in mod abuziv.
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Our invention had to address all of these issues.
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Inventia noastra a trebuit sa adreseze toate aceste probleme.
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So what about circuit breakers?
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Dar cum ramane cu intrerupatoarele?
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Well, Thomas Edison invented the circuit breaker in 1879.
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Thomas Edison a inventat intrerupatoarele in 1879.
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This is 130-year-old technology,
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Este o tehnologie veche de 130 de ani.
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and this is a problem, because over 80 percent
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Si acest lucru este o problema. Pentru ca peste 80 la suta
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of all home electrical fires
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din toate incendiile domestice cauzate de electricitate
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start below the safety threshold of circuit breakers.
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pornesc sub pragul de siguranta al intrerupatoarelor.
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Hmmm ...
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Hmmm...
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So we considered all of this. And we realized
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Deci am luat in considerare toate acestea. Si am realizat ca
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that electrical appliances
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aparatele electrice
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must be able to communicate directly
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trebuie sa fie capabile sa comunice direct
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with the power receptacle itself.
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cu priza insasi.
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Any electrical device -- an appliance, an extension cord, whatever --
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Orice dispozitiv electric, un aparat, un prelungitor, orice,
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must be able to tell the power outlet,
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trebuie sa fie capabil sa spuna prizei,
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"Hey, power outlet,
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"Hei, priza,
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I'm drawing too much current. Shut me off now, before I start a fire."
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folosesc prea mult curent. Inchide-ma, inainte sa provoc in incendiu."
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And the power outlet needs to be smart enough to do it.
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Si priza trebuie sa fie suficient de destepta sa faca asta.
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So here is what we did. We put a 10-cent digital transponder,
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Deci, iata ceea ce am facut. Am pus un transponder digital de 10 centi
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a data tag, in the appliance plug.
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o santinela de date, in stecar-ul aparatului.
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And we put an inexpensive, wireless data reader inside the receptacle
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Si am pus un cititor de date fara fir si ieftin in priza
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so they could communicate.
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pentru a putea comunica intre ele.
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Now, every home electrical system
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Acum, orice sistem electric domestic
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becomes an intelligent network.
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devine o retea inteligenta.
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The appliance's safe operating parameters
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Parametrii de siguranta cu care opereaza aparatul
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are embedded into its plug.
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sunt incorporati in stecar-ul lui.
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If too much current is flowing,
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Daca trece prea mult curent,
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the intelligent receptacle turns itself off,
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priza inteligenta se decupleaza chiar ea,
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and prevents another fire from starting.
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si previne izbucnirea unui incendiu.
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We call this technology EFCI,
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Numiti aceasta tehnologie ICED,
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Electrical Fault Circuit Interrupter.
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Intrerupator de Circuite Electrice Defecte.
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Okay, two more points. Every year in the USA,
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Ok, inca doua lucruri. In fiecare an in SUA,
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roughly 2,500 children
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aproape 2.500 de copii
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are admitted to emergency rooms for shock and burn injuries
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sunt primiti la urgente din cauza socurilor si arsurilor
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related to electrical receptacles. And this is crazy.
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provocate de prizele electrice. Iar asta este o nebunie.
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An intelligent receptacle prevents injuries
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O priza inteligenta previne ranirile
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because the power is always off,
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pentru ca energia electrica este intotdeauna oprita,
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until an intelligent plug is detected. Simple.
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pana cand este detectat un stecar inteligent. Simplu.
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Now, besides saving lives,
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Acum, pe langa salvarea vietilor,
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perhaps the greatest benefit of intelligent power
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poate ca cel mai mare beneficiu al curentului inteligent
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is in its energy savings.
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este un economisirea energiei.
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This invention will reduce global energy consumption
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Aceasta inventie va reduce consumul global de energie
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by allowing remote control and automation
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permitand controlul de la distanta si automatizarea
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of every outlet in every home and business.
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fiecarei prize in fiecare casa sau afacere.
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Now you can choose to reduce your home energy bill
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Acum puteti alege sa reduceti factura de curent
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by automatically cycling heavy loads
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prin programarea functionarii marilor consumatori
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like air conditioners and heaters.
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cum ar fi aerul conditionat sau incalzitoarele.
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Hotels and businesses can shut down unused rooms
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Hotelurile si afacerile pot decupla camerele nefolosite
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from a central location, or even a cell phone.
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dintr-un punct central de comanda sau chiar de la un telefon mobil.
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There are 10 billion electrical outlets
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Sunt 10 miliarde de prize electrice
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in North America alone.
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doar in America de Nord.
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The potential energy savings is very, very significant.
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Economia potentiala de energie este foarte foarte semnificativa.
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So far we've applied for 414 patent claims.
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Pana acum am aplicat pentru 414 brevete.
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Of those, 186 have been granted:
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Din acestea, 186 ne-au fost deja acordate.
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228 are in process.
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228 sunt in curs de acordare.
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And I'm pleased to announce that just three weeks ago
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Si sunt bucuros sa va anunt ca doar acum trei saptamani
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we received our first international recognition,
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am primit prima noastra recunoastere internationala,
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the 2009 CES Innovation Award.
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Premiul pentru Inovatie CES 2009.
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So, to conclude,
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Deci, in concluzie,
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intelligent power can, globally, save thousands of lives,
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curentul inteligent, poate, global, sa salveze mii de vieti,
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prevent tens of thousands of injuries,
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sa previna zeci de mii de accidente,
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and eliminate tens of billions of dollars in property damage
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si sa elimine daune de zeci de miliarde de dolari,
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every single year,
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in fiecare an,
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while significantly reducing global energy consumption.
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in acelasi timp reducand semnificativ consumul global de energie.
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In the spirit of this year's TED Conference,
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In spiritul conferintei TED din acest an,
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we think this is a powerful, world-changing invention.
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credem ca aceasta este o inventie importanta, care va schimba lumea.
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And I'd like to thank Chris for this opportunity
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Si as vrea sa multumesc lui Chris pentru aceasta ocazie
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to unveil our technology with you, and soon the world.
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de a va dezvalui tehnologia noastra voua si in curand lumii intregi.
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Thank you.
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Va multumesc.
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(Applause)
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Aplauze.
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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