A0186
Title: Functional linear models for energy modelling and disaggregation
Authors: Matteo Fontana - Politecnico di Milano (Italy) [presenting]
Simone Vantini - Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Massimo Tavoni - Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Abstract: Smart energy meters generate real time, high frequency data which can foster demand management and response of consumers and firms, with potential private and social benefits. However, proper statistical techniques are needed to make sense of this large amount of data and translate them into usable recommendations. Here, we apply Functional Data Analysis (FDA) to identify drivers of residential electricity load curves. We evaluate a real time feedback intervention which involved about 1000 Italian households for a period of three years. Results of the FDA modelling reveal, for the first time, daytime-indexed patterns of residential electricity consumption which depend on the ownership of specific clusters of electrical appliances and an overall reduction of consumption after the introduction of real time feedback, unrelated to appliance ownership characteristics.
