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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Smart Thermostats"”.
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Climate control : smart thermostats, demand response, and energy efficiency in Austin, Texas
… thousands of homes. The utility distributed free thermostats to households that participated in this program; however, by 2012, it determined that only one third of them were working as intended. During the summer of 2013, Austin Energy decided to implement a new program utilizing new technology, …
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A study of the potential impact of smart thermostats on residential energy efficiency and demand response in North America
This thesis evaluates the potential impact of smart thermostats on the residential energy efficiency and demand response in North America. Smart thermostats are rapidly gaining popularity, and our estimations indicate that today there are more than nine million units already installed in North …
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Exploring Energy, Comfort, and Building Health Impacts of Deep Setback and Normal Occupancy Smart Thermostat Implementation
<p>As smart thermostat adoption rates continue to increase, it becomes worthwhile to explore what unanticipated outcomes may result in their use. Specific attention was paid to smart thermostat impacts to deep setback and normal occupancy states in a variety of conditions while complying with the …
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The Impact of Thermostat Automation and Retail Rate Designs on Cooling and Heating Flexibility: Balancing Consumer Preferences and an Efficient Grid
… On the other hand, the growing use of smart thermostats presents an opportunity for passive, efficient control of household energy consumption. Combining smart thermostats with appropriate price signals creates an opportunity to optimize the balance between energy cost and thermal …
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A Data-driven Approach for Coordinating Air Conditioning Units in Buildings during Demand Response Events
Among many smart grid technologies, demand response (DR) is gaining increasing popularity. Many utility companies provide a variety of programs to encourage DR participation. Under these circumstances, various building energy management (BEM) systems have emerged to facilitate the building control …
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Advancing IoT security through blockchain-based decentralized platform and AI-powered digital forensics
… of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, from smartphones, smart thermostats to smart home security systems, is revolutionizing our society and daily lives. However, it also has posed significant challenges to IoT security and forensics. To tackle those challenges, innovative solutions are …
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Internet of Things-Based Smart Classroom Environment
… will make our lives easier with the advent of smart thermostats, medical wearable devices, connected vending machines and others. One important research direction in IoT is Resource Management Systems (RMS). In the current state of RMS research, very few studies were able to take advantage of …
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Modular Smart Heating Control System
… offer an inexpensive alternative to conventional smart thermostats to improve residential heating efficiency. The system architecture combines a central controller with an integrated touchscreen interface, a radiator-mounted actuator, and wireless temperature sensor nodes housed in 3D-printed …
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Information Design Considerations for Effective Communication of Sustainability Metrics
… carbon calculators, emissions trackers, smart meters, and smart thermostats, which all share the goals of quantifying, communicating, and helping users reduce their consumption and emissions. The work looks through the collective lenses of information design, behavior science, and …
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Data-Driven Pipeline for Learning Discrete behavioural Models of Cyber-Physical Systems
… Systems (CPS), such as cruise control systems, smart thermostats, and manufacturing controllers, generate continuous streams of sensor data and system parameters that show behavioural patterns. Extracting discrete abstractions from these logs is useful for fault detection, system monitoring, or …
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Strategic Roadmapping and Technology Portfolio Selection for Heating Decarbonization in Canada
… modules, digital permitting platforms, smart thermostats, and thermal energy storage systems, among others. This thesis further explores technology trade-offs, focusing on structural complexity, technology readiness, and associated risks of deployment. Through detailed modeling and …