Intelligent Device for the Control of Electrical Outlet Usage for Medical Devices

It is important to verify the correct use electrical outlets in hospitals, since medical equipment must be available to staff and patients. Different institutions in Chihuahua city mention that the use of electrical outlets isn’t only used for medical equipment, sometimes the staff prioritizes outlets use for mobile devices or household appliances, which presents a risk to patients when requiring emergency medical equipment use. Due to this problem, an intelligent device was developed to control the electrical outlet use specifically for medical devices, called Health Switch, which is an outlet that controls electrical power cuts, preventing mishandling when trying to connect another type of device that stops the equipment operation in question, thus preventing any possible accident within the facility. In addition, it is observed that by state of Mexico and attention level, there is a 16.8 million MWh consumption in electrical energy, 18.9 million MWh in fossil energy and 12.7 million tons of CO2 emission per year. This device allows on and off control through a mobile application, making electricity consumption, working time and productivity of the medical center more efficient.