Title :
Automated instantaneous monitoring of customer energy usage behaviour
Author :
Myeni, S. ; Ramjith, P. ; Matshalaga, D.T. ; Ndlovu, V.
Author_Institution :
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
With many Industrial and Commercial customers consuming the bulk of power in South Africa, it is essential to monitor their consumption especially during times when the power supply is severely constrained for various demand-side management applications. This paper describes the approach used to obtain near realtime customer consumption data and the subsequent real-time analysis method employed to detect changes in normal customer behaviour. A case study is done on a Flat Steel production customer.
Keywords :
consumer behaviour; demand side management; power consumption; steel manufacture; South Africa; automated instantaneous monitoring; change detection; commercial customer; consumption monitoring; customer energy usage behaviour; demand-side management application; flat steel production customer; industrial customer; near-realtime customer consumption data; power supply; subsequent real-time analysis method; Data collection; Data models; Fluctuations; Modems; Monitoring; Real-time systems; Steel; Customer Behaviour; Fluctuation Test; Monitoring; Moving Estimates; Outliers; Regression; Structural Change;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy Conference (ICUE), 2013 Proceedings of the 10th
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9922041-3-6
