Utility load management using home automation

Author

Wacks, Kenneth P.

Author_Institution

Home Autom. Ind., Stoneham, MA, USA

Volume

37

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

168

Lastpage

174

Abstract

The electric utility industry is investigating methods for controlling the customer demand for power. The present techniques involve denying power to selected appliances. The author proposes a novel strategy for appliance control using a home automation communications network. The objective is to allow continued appliance operation during energy shortages. The appliances would operate at reduced modes of power consumption while still providing some services to the customer with minimum inconvenience. It is concluded that effective energy management for residential applications can be achieved by the appropriate combination of the following: existing products modified for home automation: microcontrollers engineered for continuous residential use: clever software with attention to the user interface: and home automation standards for communications and connectors

Keywords

electricity supply industry; home automation; load management; standards; telecommunication networks; appliance control; communications network; connectors; electric utility industry; energy management; home automation; microcontrollers; power consumption; residential applications; software; standards; user interface; utility load management; Automatic control; Communication networks; Communication system control; Energy consumption; Energy management; Home appliances; Home automation; Industrial control; Load management; Power industry;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.79325

Filename

79325