SmartCoM: Smart Consumption Management Architecture for Providing a User-Friendly Smart Home based on Metering and Computational Intelligence

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Abstract-With advances in information technology for health and wellness, Smart Home-based solution providers using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, have increased in importance and become accepted as an alternative means of saving energy when based on Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS). This paper defines a modern architecture (SmartCoM), which is implemented to monitor and manage residential dwellings by using IoT technologies. This involves setting out the parameters that can make interoperability possible between measurement and management , and the layers of data communication, which are the features necessary for the hardware required for monitoring and measurement. In addition, an interface is defined by a middleware layer to integrate the management of external installations and the visualization of data by means of a cloud service. The SmartCoM end-to-end architecture is defined in detail from the standpoint of the consumer and optimization strategies are employed for both the end customer and the utility. The main advantages of using SmartCoM were confirmed by the numerical results obtained from the proposed architecture. This paper ends by showing the current position of SmartCoM as well as suggesting further stages for this line of research.Index Terms-device software platforms, Internet of Things, middleware, Smart Home. I. INTRODUCTIONIn recent years, the panorama of the power systems has been subject to change following the introduction of new business models, for example, electric power distribution. These new models enable consumers to be actively involved on the basis of Smart Grid experiences. This participation makes the scenario more complex with respect to services since it raises serious challenges -for example, when integrating, software and hardware features. This is because the power systems and power companies operate in heterogeneous environments which is an essential strategic factor in ensuring a certain degree of safety (an inherent feature of the electricity sector). As well as this, there is also a need to include services that can outperform those of the traditional electricity networks. Belém, Pará, Brazil, rodrigo.alfaia@itec.ufpa.br, anderson.souto@itec.ufpa.br, marcelino@ufpa.br, rfrances@ufpa.br N. L. VijaykumarNational Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, ZIP: 12227-010, Email: vijay.nl@inpe.br Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications, Vol. 16, No. 3, September 2017 In general, Smart Grid can be regarded as a network that can manage electrical devices in several domains, and provide efficiency, reliability, safety and quality of services. It has a set of seven interconnected domains [2]. The first four (large-scale generation, transmission, distribution and end consumers or customers) are responsible for generation, transmission and distribution. These domains must ensure bi-directional communication between the customers and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to provide a "full...

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