Dynamic analysis of electronic devices´ power signatures

Nowadays we are witnessing the fast spreading of smart grid technology deployments. An increase of smart grid services and applications is also expected. Therefore in our work we aim to propose and develop user applications on top of smart grid power infrastructures that monitor, analyze, classify and characterize different electronic devices connected to this infrastructure. The present paper aims to propose a solution for ideal power signature extraction for consumer devices. Power signature may deeply characterize the electronic devices functioning. This signature can be used to identify energy efficiency usage patterns and provide feedback to users in order to reduce energy consumption and increase the lifetime of the products. Power signature of an electronic device is defined as the power consumption response to certain workload or program executed by the device.