Abstract
Smart Grids provide an effective and efficient management
of production, transmission, distribution and usage of
electricity. One of the main issues in designing applications for
Smart Grids is the need to cope with a plethora of different
devices, communication protocols and data representations. This
paper presents the design of a Home Energy Gateway (HEG) that
abstracts heterogeneous devices and communication protocols
and can be used to develop intelligent applications following
a technology-agnostic approach. It is especially conceived to
take over efficient energy management at home. Main design
issues of our framework are the ability to automatically discover
available devices and appliances, to track their operational status,
to support different communication protocols and paradigms
and to run concurrently multiple services. As an example of
service, we address the implementation of a Network Connectivity
Proxy (NCP), which save energy by letting unused ICT devices
to remain into low-power states without losing their presence
on the network. Further, some preliminary results based on the
aforementioned service are also presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2013 4th Annual International Conference on Energy Aware Computing Systems and Applications (ICEAC) |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 103-108 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781479925438 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 4th Annual International Conference on Energy Aware Computing Systems and Applications - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 16 Dec 2013 → 18 Dec 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 4th Annual International Conference on Energy Aware Computing Systems and Applications |
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| Abbreviated title | IEEE ICEAC |
| Country/Territory | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| Period | 16/12/2013 → 18/12/2013 |
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- Design of Home Energy Gateway Boosting the Development of Smart Grid Applications at Home
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