A Multi-Agent NILM Architecture for Event Detection and Load Classification

André Eugenio Lazzaretti, Douglas Paulo Bertrand Renaux, Carlos Raimundo Erig Lima, Bruna Machado Mulinari, Hellen Cristina Ancelmo, Elder Oroski, Fabiana Pöttker, Robson Ribeiro Linhares, Lucas da Silva Nolasco, Lucas Tokarski Lima, Júlio Shigeaki Omori and Rodrigo Braun dos Santos
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André Eugenio Lazzaretti: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Douglas Paulo Bertrand Renaux: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Carlos Raimundo Erig Lima: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Bruna Machado Mulinari: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Hellen Cristina Ancelmo: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Elder Oroski: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Fabiana Pöttker: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Robson Ribeiro Linhares: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Lucas da Silva Nolasco: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Lucas Tokarski Lima: LIT—Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Embedded Systems and Energy, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná—UTFPR, Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Júlio Shigeaki Omori: COPEL—Companhia Paranaense de Energia, José Izidoro Biazetto, 158, Curitiba 82305-100, Brazil
Rodrigo Braun dos Santos: COPEL—Companhia Paranaense de Energia, José Izidoro Biazetto, 158, Curitiba 82305-100, Brazil

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 17, 1-35

Abstract: A multi-agent architecture for a Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) solution is presented and evaluated. The underlying rationale for such an architecture is that each agent (load event detection, feature extraction, and classification) outperforms others of the same type in particular scenarios; hence, by combining the expertise of these agents, the system presents an improved performance. Known NILM algorithms, as well as new algorithms, proposed by the authors, were individually evaluated and compared. The proposed architecture considers a NILM system composed of Load Monitoring Modules (LMM) that report to a Center of Operations, required in larger facilities. For the purposed of evaluating and comparing performance, five load event detect agents, five feature extraction agents, and five classification agents were studied so that the best combinations of agents could be implemented in LMMs. To evaluate the proposed system, the COOLL and the LIT-Dataset were used. Performance improvements were detected in all scenarios, with power-ON and power-OFF detection improving up to 13%, while classification accuracy improved up to 9.4%.

Keywords: event detection; feature extraction; load classification; NILM; non-intrusive load monitoring; NILM architecture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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