Inspiring energy conservation through open source metering hardware and embedded real-time load disaggregation

Autor: William Sung, Ivan V. Bajic, Ryan Dela Cruz, Fred Popowich, Bob Gill, Brett Yarrow, Stephen Makonin
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: 2013 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC).
DOI: 10.1109/appeec.2013.6837120
Popis: Utility companies around the world are replacing electro-mechanical power meters with new smart meters. These digital power meters have enhanced communication capabilities, but they are not actually smart. We present the cognitive power meter (c-meter), a meter that is actually smart. By using load disaggregation intelligence, c-meter is the realization of demand response and other smart grid energy conservation initiatives. Our c-meter is made of two key components: a prototype open source ammeter and an optimized embedded load disaggregation algorithm (μDisagg). Additionally, we provide an open source multi-circuit ammeter array that can build probabilistic appliance (or load) consumption models that are used by the c-meter. μDisagg is the first load disaggregation algorithm to be implemented on an inexpensive low-power embedded processor that runs in real-time using a typical/basic smart meter measurement (current, in A). μDisagg can disaggregate loads with complex power states with a high degree of accuracy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE