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We present a system for real-time metering of aggregate power consumption and appliance level loads in homes. The power consumption data is collected by sensors in a multi-hop IP-based wireless sensor network. The data is stored at a central server which prepares various representations of the data to be viewed with a web browser. The findings of a longitudinal user evaluation of our system by seven households testify for a successful design and implementation.
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Ojala, T., Närhi, P., Leppänen, T., Ylioja, J., Sasin, S., Shelby, Z. (2011). UBI-AMI: Real-Time Metering of Energy Consumption at Homes Using Multi-Hop IP-based Wireless Sensor Networks. In: Riekki, J., Ylianttila, M., Guo, M. (eds) Advances in Grid and Pervasive Computing. GPC 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6646. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20754-9_28
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