Electrical event identification technique for monitoring home appliance load using load signatures

The effective use of energy is emphasized in a smart home environment because of concerns regarding growing energy demands. To save energy in a smart home, detailed energy consumption information at the appliance level needs to be monitored and delivered to consumers. Unlike distributed direct sensing, non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) is receiving increased attention as a low-cost, low-complexity load motoring technique. This paper presents an electrical event identification technique for monitoring home appliance load using appliance load signatures. The load signature acquisition system is also introduced in the paper.