Emergency Blackout Household Power#

A household-energy design challenge about supplying essential appliances during emergency blackouts for low-income households in Puerto Rico.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

Field	Value
Problem ID	`ideation_emergency_blackout_household_power`
Problem Family	text
Implementation	`TextProblem`
Capabilities	`citation-backed`, `prompt-packet`, `statement-markdown`
Study Suitability	`human-subjects-ready`, `ideation-friendly`
Tags	`text`, `human-subjects`, `ideation`, `energy`, `household`, `resilience`

Taxonomy#

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: engineering_practical
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: embedded-constraints
Tags: text, human-subjects, ideation, energy, household, resilience
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 45
Participants: team
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement#

Design Challenge: How might we supply electric energy for essential household appliances during emergency blackout situations for low-income people in Puerto Rico?

Design Directives:

Product should be affordable.
Product should work indoors.
Product should operate quietly.
Product should be weather-proof.
Product should be easy to set up and use.
Product should be portable.
Product should work with access to four hours of sunlight.

Prompt Profile#

Field	Value
Deliverable Type	concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes)	45
Participants	team
Evaluation Mode	idea_generation

Sources#

Key	Summary
`mercado_rivera_lugo_2020`	Mercado Rivera and Lugo (2020). Exploration of the Timing of Introduction of Design Heuristic Cards to Early Design Brainstorming Sessions by Interdisciplinary Student Teams. ASME IDETC/CIE 2020, DETC2020-22477.

Raw Citation Records#

Mercado Rivera, Abimelec, and Jose E. Lugo (2020). Exploration of the Timing of Introduction of Design Heuristic Cards to Early Design Brainstorming Sessions by Interdisciplinary Student Teams. ASME IDETC/CIE 2020, DETC2020-22477.