Smart and usable home energy management systems

Conference paper (2009)

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Real Estate & Housing (Architecture) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2009 Van Dam, S.S.
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07-12-2009

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Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, Sapporo, 7-9 December 2009

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Architecture

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Real Estate & Housing

Abstract

This paper reviews research into Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS). These are intermediary products that can visualize, manage, and/or monitor the energy use of other products or whole households. HEMS have lately received increasing attention for their possible role in conserving energy within households. However, an analysis of the problem areas within household energy consumption along with a review of case studies and commercially available HEMS reveals some research gaps. If HEMS are to become truly effective, future research needs to focus on improving longitudinal effects and studying the influence of design.