Title :
Home energy manager: A consumer-oriented interactive tool to optimize energy use
Author :
Hubert, Tanguy ; Grijalva, Santiago
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a tool that enables consumers to manage their energy consumption, generation and storage capabilities in a dynamic pricing environment, integrating electric, thermodynamic, economic, comfort and environmental parameters. Consumers can interact with the tool from a dedicated touch screen or using alternative digital media.
Keywords :
power consumption; touch sensitive screens; consumer oriented interactive tool; digital media; dynamic pricing environment; energy consumption; home energy manager; integrating electric; touch screen; Electricity; Energy consumption; Home appliances; Man machine systems; Optimization; Pricing; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8711-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.2011.5722708
