A Systematic Study for Smart Residential Thermostats: User Needs for the Input, Output, and Intelligence Level

摘要

The development of ?￠????smart?￠???? residential thermostats?￠????both in terms of wider connectivity and higher intelligence?￠????has revealed great opportunity for energy conservation, as well as providing comfort and convenience. This paper focuses on the interaction design of such a novel system, and analyzed user requirements for input, output, and level of intelligence systematically through both in-depth interviews and a survey.