Abstract
Smart-grid support for demand response lets electricity service providers shed loads during peak usage periods with minimal consumer inconvenience. Direct load control is a strategy in which consumers enroll appliances, such as electric water heaters, air conditioners, and electric vehicles, in a program to respond to load-shed instructions in exchange for a discount on electricity prices or other incentives. Direct control's effectiveness depends on the provider's ability to verify that appliances respond to load-shed instructions. Nonintrusive load monitoring, in which electric power meters identify loads generated by specific appliances, provides a practical strategy for load-shed verification in residences. Nonintrusive load-shed verification simplifies the trust assumptions required for direct-control deployment.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 5582069 |
Pages (from-to) | 49-57 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | IEEE Pervasive Computing |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2011 |
Keywords
- cybersecurity
- demand response
- demand side management
- nonintrusive load monitoring
- pervasive computing
- smart grid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Science Applications
- Computational Theory and Mathematics