Resource Balancing Scheduler Implemented as an Anticipatory System in Power Management

摘要

Power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructures are built with the goal of satisfying the peak load. Consumers are deprived of this information; thus, they are incapable of helping the power companies in mitigating the problem. However, several power companies with some support from their government around the world has started to offer time-of-us (TOU) tariff to include the consumers in mitigating the problem on energy security. Through TOU, the consumer is informed when power consumption is high and how this translates to power prices. Lack of knowledge and tools for TOU may cause confusion whether this will be beneficial or not to the consumer. In anticipation for TOU implementation in the Philippines, the study explored the usage of a resource balancing scheduler to aid the user during the planning and execution stage of managing their power consumption. The system proved to be useful in providing a platform where users can plan, monitor, and adjust the schedule of their home appliances to maximize benefits of TOU.