DocumentCode
1688633
Title
Leveraging smart grid technology for home health care
Author
Thomas, Tessamma ; Cashen, C. ; Russ, Samuel
Author_Institution
Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
fYear
2013
Firstpage
274
Lastpage
275
Abstract
Smart grid technology is emerging as a powerful method for managing home energy consumption and improving the efficiency of power delivery. Due to declining birth rates and advances in health care, the world population is aging and new technology can assist in care of elderly populations. Smart grid technology can be used to provide useful information on the activities of daily living and can be used to monitor both the short-term and long-term health of elderly individuals. This report outlines some experiments that demonstrate the concept.
Keywords
distribution networks; geriatrics; health care; patient monitoring; power grids; daily living activities; elderly populations; health monitoring; home energy consumption; home health care; power delivery; smart grid technology; Current measurement; Home appliances; Monitoring; Pharmaceuticals; Power demand; Power measurement; Smart grids;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Las Vegas, NV
ISSN
2158-3994
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1361-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCE.2013.6486892
Filename
6486892
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