Innovations in non-intrusive load monitoring

A non-intrusive load monitor (NILM) measures power at a central point in an electrical system to monitor the operation of many connected loads. Non-contact power meters sense the electromagnetic fields surrounding a cable and reconstruct the currents in each conductor. This thesis presents a novel calibration method for determining the relationship between fields and currents for a new meter by using an existing meter elsewhere within the distribution network. A complex software pipeline captures, processes, and stores NILM data. Analysis tools are often not directly available to operators of mission-critical systems. An analytical and graphical platform is developed that provides diagnostic and prognostic information about equipment in real time to maintainers of electromechanical systems.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Aboulian, Andre

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Steven B. Leeb and John S. Donnal.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119597

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/119597