Home // International Journal On Advances in Systems and Measurements, volume 8, numbers 1 and 2, 2015 // View article
Authors:
Ennio Grasso
Giuseppe Di Bella
Claudio Borean
Keywords: scheduling; swarm intelligence; metaheuristic smart grids; smart homes
Abstract:
This paper analyzes the problem of scheduling home appliances in the context of smart home applications. The optimization problem is modeled and different approaches to tackle it are presented and discussed. A new metaheuristic algorithm named Ranked Particle Swarm with Lévy flights (RaPSOL) is then proposed and described. The algorithm runs on the limited computational power provided by the home gateway device and in almost real-time as of user perception. Simulation results of RaPSOL algorithm applied in different use case scenarios are presented and compared with other approaches. The simulations include validation of the method in variable conditions considering both consumption, micro-generation and imposed user constraints.
Pages: 18 to 29
Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2015. Used with permission.
Publication date: June 30, 2015
Published in: journal
ISSN: 1942-261x