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Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) is an important topic in smart-grid and smart-home. Many energy disaggregation algorithms have been proposed to detect various individual appliances from one aggregated signal observation. However, few…
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High-resolution energy consumption and emissions datasets are essential for localized policy-making, resource optimization, and climate action planning. They enable municipalities to monitor mitigation strategies and foster engagement among…
Many countries are rolling out smart electricity meters. These measure a home's total power demand. However, research into consumer behaviour suggests that consumers are best able to improve their energy efficiency when provided with…
This paper provides a formalization of the energy disaggregation problem for particle swarm optimization and shows the successful application of particle swarm optimization for disaggregation in a multi-tenant commercial building. The…
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Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) identifies the status and power consumption of various household appliances by disaggregating the total power usage signal of an entire house. Efficient and accurate load monitoring facilitates user…
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Future wireless systems are expected to deliver significantly higher quality-of-service (QoS) albeit with fewer energy resources for diverse, already existing and also novel wireless applications. The optimal resource allocation for a…
As sensor networks for health monitoring become more prevalent, so will the need to control their usage and consumption of energy. This paper presents a method which leverages the algorithm's performance and energy consumption. By utilising…
With rapid advancements in the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, electrical devices in the near future is expected to have IoT capabilities. This enables fine-grained tracking of individual energy consumption data of such devices, offering…
Recurrence Quantification Analysis (RQA) can help to detect significant events and phase transitions of a dynamical system, but choosing a suitable set of parameters is crucial for the success. From recurrence plots different RQA variables…
Measuring energy consumption is a challenging task faced by developers when building mobile apps. This paper presents EMaaS: a system that provides reliable energy measurements for mobile applications, without requiring a complex setup. It…