Integration of consumption forecasting in smart meters and smart home management systems

摘要

The smart grids bring several new possibilities due to the new technology's needed for implementation. However, it may not be clear to the consumer what benefits can be achieved because of this new reality, triggering considerable rejection rates due to lack of knowledge and information. New products and services can leverage integration between consumers and utilities, enabling better levels of energy efficiency by both consumers and utilities, which is one of the main objectives of smart grids. In this context, this article proposes the use of techniques to predict energy consumption as a useful tool for consumers and directly related to energy efficiency. It presents the main techniques for forecasting and a case study demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed solution. As a result, the method used reached a small margin of error in the short-term forecast.