Title: Hardware and software load power control in smart home applications based on Taguchi optimisation technique

Authors: Yasmina Azzougui; Abdelmadjid Recioui

Addresses: Laboratory Signals and Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University M'hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, Avenue de l'indépendance, 35000, Boumerdes, Algeria ' Laboratory Signals and Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University M'hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, Avenue de l'indépendance, 35000, Boumerdes, Algeria

Abstract: Power control is one of the concerns in smart grid implementation. The balance between the supplied power and the demand must be maintained so that blackouts are avoided. Smart metres play an important role in establishing this balance. On the other hand, power control implementation is a challenge as one would have to find the right mix between the hardware and the software parts. The purpose of this work is to optimise and implement a small power control system of home appliances. The objective of the optimisation is to reschedule some tasks if the power demand exceeds a certain peak level. The optimisation is based on Taguchi method which is known of its robustness and relatively fast convergence. The system casts a real life situation and can be considered as a small-scale prototype that can be extended to larger systems.

Keywords: load side management; software; hardware; optimisation; Taguchi method.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISDC.2018.097453

International Journal of Intelligent Systems Design and Computing, 2018 Vol.2 No.3/4, pp.203 - 223

Received: 17 Feb 2018
Accepted: 28 Mar 2018
Published online: 23 Jan 2019 *

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