Title :
Applying fuzzy techniques to model customer comfort in a smart home control system
Author :
Mohsenzadeh, Amin ; Shariatkhah, Mohammad Hosein ; Haghifam, Mahmood-Reza
Author_Institution :
Tarbiat Modares Univ., Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Smart homes are residential buildings equipped with devices that coordinate with each other using communication infrastructure and sensors in order to manage residential energy consumption and satisfy inhabitants comfort. This paper presents a novel method to make an optimal decision about appliances scheduling based on predicted prices and inhabitants comfort. A fuzzy technique is applied to model the predicted price and customer comfort. Numerical study of implementing the method on appliances of a home is presented here.
Keywords :
building management systems; customer satisfaction; domestic appliances; fuzzy control; home automation; power consumption; pricing; appliance scheduling; communication infrastructure; fuzzy technique; inhabitant customer comfort; optimal decision making; predicted price; residential building; residential energy consumption management; sensor; smart home control system;
Conference_Titel :
Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013), 22nd International Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Stockholm
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-732-8
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1100
