Citation
Castillo Cagigal, Manuel and Matallanas de Avila, Eduardo and Gutiérrez Martín, Álvaro and Monasterio-Huelin Maciá, Felix and Caamaño Martín, Estefanía and Masa Bote, Daniel and Jiménez Leube, Francisco Javier
(2011).
Heterogeneous Collaborative Sensor Network for Electrical Management of an Automated House with PV Energy.
"Sensors 2011", v. 11
(n. 12);
pp. 11544-11559.
ISSN 1424-8220.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s111211544.
Abstract
In this paper we present a heterogeneous collaborative sensor network for electrical management in the residential sector. Improving demand-side management is very important in distributed energy generation applications. Sensing and control are the foundations of the “Smart Grid” which is the future of large-scale energy management. The system presented in this paper has been developed on a self-sufficient solar house called “MagicBox” equipped with grid connection, PV generation, lead-acid batteries, controllable appliances and smart metering. Therefore, there is a large number of energy variables to be monitored that allow us to precisely manage the energy performance of the house by means of collaborative sensors. The experimental results, performed on a real house, demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed collaborative system to reduce the consumption of electrical power and to increase energy efficiency.
