title: An evaluation and implementation of rule-based Home Energy Management System using the Rete algorithm.
abstract: In recent years, sensors become popular and Home Energy Management System (HEMS) takes an important role in saving energy without decrease in QoL (Quality of Life). Currently, many rule-based HEMSs have been proposed and almost all of them assume "IF-THEN" rules. The Rete algorithm is a typical pattern matching algorithm for IF-THEN rules. Currently, we have proposed a rule-based Home Energy Management System (HEMS) using the Rete algorithm. In the proposed system, rules for managing energy are processed by smart taps in network, and the loads for processing rules and collecting data are distributed to smart taps. In addition, the number of processes and collecting data are reduced by processing rules based on the Rete algorithm. In this paper, we evaluated the proposed system by simulation. In the simulation environment, rules are processed by a smart tap that relates to the action part of each rule. In addition, we implemented the proposed system as HEMS using smart taps.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-machi, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5394-3067
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-machi, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Naotaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.affiliation: Cybermedia Center, Osaka University, 5-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshihisa
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-machi, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources