Intelligent Room-Based Identification of Electricity Consumption with an Ensemble Learning Method in Smart Energy

Vincent Le, Joshua Ramirez and Miltiadis Alamaniotis
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Vincent Le: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Joshua Ramirez: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Miltiadis Alamaniotis: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-13

Abstract: This paper frames itself in the realm of smart energy technologies that can be utilized to satisfy the electricity demand of consumers. In this environment, demand response programs and the intelligent management of energy consumption that are offered by utility providers will play a significant role in implementing smart energy. One of the approaches to implementing smart energy is to analyze consumption data and provide targeted contracts to consumers based on their individual consumption characteristics. To that end, the identification of individual consumption features is important for suppliers and utilities. Given the complexity of smart home load profiles, an appliance-based identification is nearly impossible. In this paper, we propose a different approach by grouping appliances based on their rooms; thus, we provide a room-based identification of energy consumption. To this end, this paper presents and tests an intelligent consumption identification methodology, that can be implemented in the form of an ensemble of artificial intelligence tools. The ensemble, which comprises four convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and four k-nearest neighbor (KNN) algorithms, is fed with smart submeter data and outputs the identified type of room in a given dwelling. Results obtained from real-world data exhibit the superiority of the ensemble, with respect to accuracy, as compared with individual CNN and KNN models.

Keywords: consumption identification; room consumption; ensemble learning; CNN; KNN; smart metering (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: 2021
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