The University as an Energy Laboratory: Design and Implementation of an Energy Disaggregation System

Timeline

Fall 2013 - Spring 2014

Description

An aggregate power signal (such as the one read by building utility meters) may be decomposed into its constituent devices such as refrigerators, computers, televisions, etc. This project team designed and implemented an energy disaggregation system to establish Duke University as a learning laboratory for energy consumptive behavior and smart meter potential. The team partnered with Duke’s Facilities Management Department in both acquiring data for developing and testing energy disaggregation algorithms as well as analyzing those data in order to provide device-level insight to identify new energy- and cost-reduction strategies.

Location: Duke Facilities

Team

Members

Kenneth Morton, Richard Newell, Steven Palumbo, Nicholas Czarnek, Ian Kelly, Abhishek Balakrishnan, Samuel Bursten, Amy Wang

Leaders

Kyle Bradbury, Leslie Collins, Timothy Johnson

Sponsors

Facilities Management Department

Related Content

Related Links

• Duke as an Energy Laboratory: Disaggregating Energy Data, with Kyle Bradbury
• Bass Connections page

Related Courses

Bass Connections