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UBI-AMI: Real-Time Metering of Energy Consumption at Homes Using Multi-Hop IP-based Wireless Sensor Networks

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Advances in Grid and Pervasive Computing (GPC 2011)

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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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    Timo Ojala, Pauli Närhi, Teemu Leppänen & Jani Ylioja

  2. Sensinode Ltd., Hallituskatu 13-17 D, 90100, Oulu, Finland

    Szymon Sasin & Zach Shelby

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  1. Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Oulu, 90014, Oulu, Finland

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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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