Redesigning Power Strip With Case Study: Security Information Use Of Products

Abstract

There are 212 cases of fire from 2015-2018 that have occurred by electricity failure in Bandung City, those failures happen because of power strip misused by users. The power strip has a certain maximum electric current input from electric devices, misused happen when the electric devices that connect have exceeded the electrical current of the power strip. This situation can cause a fire because of the power strip overheat. From 50 user 68% of users do not know the maximum electric current that can be delivered by a certain power strip and 32% of users knowing the maximum electric current but do not know how to use it for everyday use. These research aims are to redesign security of use certain power strip, focus on user habit and user interface information. Keywords Product Development, Power Strip, Security of Us