Discomfort Monitoring System for Residential Electrical Water Heater

TL;DR

This paper presents a non-intrusive system that detects discomfort moments in residential electrical water heaters using chromatic sensor signals, aiding in energy management and comfort optimization.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach employing chromatic sensors to identify discomfort events in water heaters, enhancing energy efficiency and user comfort.

Findings

Discomfort moments can be distinguished non-intrusively.

The system effectively characterizes and identifies discomfort events.

Preliminary results show promising accuracy in detection.

Abstract

An approach is described in this work for detecting discomfort moments during electrical water heater daily usage. The approach employs chromatic analyzing sensors signals of electrical water heater systems for producing distinguishable mapping to characterize and identify selected discomfort moments. The preliminary results obtained indicate that it is possible to distinguish such events in a non-intrusive approach. Hot water comfort detection and classification intelligently through human behavior monitoring and analyses plays an important role in both, energy saving and energy management. The focus is on recording the discomfort situations followed by merging system outcomes with efficiency evaluation will be used to provide helpful recommendations for selecting appropriate operating strategy.