Real-Time Non-Intrusive Electrical Load Classification Over IoT Using Machine Learning

In this era of technological advancement, the flow of an enormous amount of information has become such an inevitable phenomenon that makes a path for the takeover of the internet of things (IoT) based smart grid from the currently available grid system. In a smart grid, demand-side management plays...

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Autores principales: Md. Tanvir Ahammed, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Shamsul Arefin, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Aminur Rahman, Eklas Hossain, Md. Tanvir Hasan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:315e43e312214815ae385b8e549f6bd62021-11-19T00:06:58ZReal-Time Non-Intrusive Electrical Load Classification Over IoT Using Machine Learning2169-353610.1109/ACCESS.2021.3104263https://doaj.org/article/315e43e312214815ae385b8e549f6bd62021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9511265/https://doaj.org/toc/2169-3536In this era of technological advancement, the flow of an enormous amount of information has become such an inevitable phenomenon that makes a path for the takeover of the internet of things (IoT) based smart grid from the currently available grid system. In a smart grid, demand-side management plays a crucial role in reducing the generation capacity by shifting the user energy consumption from peak period to off-peak period, which requires detailed knowledge of the user consumption at the individual appliance level. Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) provides an exceptionally low-cost solution for determining individual appliance levels using a single-point measurement. This paper proposed an IoT-based real-time non-intrusive load classification (RT-NILC) system considering the variability of supply voltage using low-frequency data. Due to the unavailability of smart meters at the household level in Bangladesh, a data-acquisition system (DAS) is developed. The DAS is capable of measuring and storing rms voltage, rms current, active power, and power factor data at a sampling rate of 1 Hz. These data are processed to train different multilabel classification models. The best-performed classification model has been selected and utilized for the implementation of RT-NILC over IoT. The Firebase real-time online database is considered for data storage to flow the data in two-way between end-user and service provider (energy distributor). The GPRS module is used for wireless data transmission as a Wi-Fi network may not be available everywhere. Windows and web applications are developed for data visualization. The proposed system has been validated in real-time, using rms voltage, rms current, and active power measurements at a real house. Even under supply voltage variability, the performance evaluation of the RT-NILC system has shown an average classification accuracy of more than 94%. Good classification accuracy and the overall operation of the IoT-based information exchange systems ensure the proposed system’s applicability for efficient energy management.Md. Tanvir AhammedMd. Mehedi HasanMd. Shamsul ArefinMd. Rafiqul IslamMd. Aminur RahmanEklas HossainMd. Tanvir HasanIEEEarticleNon-intrusive load monitoringreal-time load classificationIoT frameworkmachine learningvariation of supply voltageElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971ENIEEE Access, Vol 9, Pp 115053-115067 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Non-intrusive load monitoring
real-time load classification
IoT framework
machine learning
variation of supply voltage
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
spellingShingle Non-intrusive load monitoring
real-time load classification
IoT framework
machine learning
variation of supply voltage
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Md. Tanvir Ahammed
Md. Mehedi Hasan
Md. Shamsul Arefin
Md. Rafiqul Islam
Md. Aminur Rahman
Eklas Hossain
Md. Tanvir Hasan
Real-Time Non-Intrusive Electrical Load Classification Over IoT Using Machine Learning
description In this era of technological advancement, the flow of an enormous amount of information has become such an inevitable phenomenon that makes a path for the takeover of the internet of things (IoT) based smart grid from the currently available grid system. In a smart grid, demand-side management plays a crucial role in reducing the generation capacity by shifting the user energy consumption from peak period to off-peak period, which requires detailed knowledge of the user consumption at the individual appliance level. Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) provides an exceptionally low-cost solution for determining individual appliance levels using a single-point measurement. This paper proposed an IoT-based real-time non-intrusive load classification (RT-NILC) system considering the variability of supply voltage using low-frequency data. Due to the unavailability of smart meters at the household level in Bangladesh, a data-acquisition system (DAS) is developed. The DAS is capable of measuring and storing rms voltage, rms current, active power, and power factor data at a sampling rate of 1 Hz. These data are processed to train different multilabel classification models. The best-performed classification model has been selected and utilized for the implementation of RT-NILC over IoT. The Firebase real-time online database is considered for data storage to flow the data in two-way between end-user and service provider (energy distributor). The GPRS module is used for wireless data transmission as a Wi-Fi network may not be available everywhere. Windows and web applications are developed for data visualization. The proposed system has been validated in real-time, using rms voltage, rms current, and active power measurements at a real house. Even under supply voltage variability, the performance evaluation of the RT-NILC system has shown an average classification accuracy of more than 94%. Good classification accuracy and the overall operation of the IoT-based information exchange systems ensure the proposed system’s applicability for efficient energy management.
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author Md. Tanvir Ahammed
Md. Mehedi Hasan
Md. Shamsul Arefin
Md. Rafiqul Islam
Md. Aminur Rahman
Eklas Hossain
Md. Tanvir Hasan
author_facet Md. Tanvir Ahammed
Md. Mehedi Hasan
Md. Shamsul Arefin
Md. Rafiqul Islam
Md. Aminur Rahman
Eklas Hossain
Md. Tanvir Hasan
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title Real-Time Non-Intrusive Electrical Load Classification Over IoT Using Machine Learning
title_short Real-Time Non-Intrusive Electrical Load Classification Over IoT Using Machine Learning
title_full Real-Time Non-Intrusive Electrical Load Classification Over IoT Using Machine Learning
title_fullStr Real-Time Non-Intrusive Electrical Load Classification Over IoT Using Machine Learning
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