TY - GEN
T1 - A Survey of Home Energy Management Systems and their Efficacy in South Africa
AU - Madushele, Nkosinathi
AU - Tabakov, Pavel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In 2022, South Africa experienced a total of 3776 hours of power outages, commonly known as load shedding. This had a significant economic impact, with estimates from the South African Reserve Bank suggesting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) loss ranging from 0.7% to 3.2%. To address this issue, various initiatives are currently being implemented, including the implementation of renewable energy projects, effective maintenance of existing infrastructure, and a proposal to introduce smart meters to address challenges related to demand-side management (DSM). The electricity market in South Africa is transforming, and this is leading to the emergence of potential technologies that can help address the aforementioned challenges. One such technology is the Home Energy Management System (HEMS). This paper surveys this technology and assesses its potential effectiveness in the South African context.
AB - In 2022, South Africa experienced a total of 3776 hours of power outages, commonly known as load shedding. This had a significant economic impact, with estimates from the South African Reserve Bank suggesting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) loss ranging from 0.7% to 3.2%. To address this issue, various initiatives are currently being implemented, including the implementation of renewable energy projects, effective maintenance of existing infrastructure, and a proposal to introduce smart meters to address challenges related to demand-side management (DSM). The electricity market in South Africa is transforming, and this is leading to the emergence of potential technologies that can help address the aforementioned challenges. One such technology is the Home Energy Management System (HEMS). This paper surveys this technology and assesses its potential effectiveness in the South African context.
KW - Computational Intelligence
KW - Demand Side Management
KW - Home Energy Management System
KW - Smart Sensors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85192221230&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICTAS59620.2024.10507129
DO - 10.1109/ICTAS59620.2024.10507129
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85192221230
T3 - 2024 Conference on Information Communication Technology and Society, ICTAS 2024 - Proceedings
SP - 209
EP - 213
BT - 2024 Conference on Information Communication Technology and Society, ICTAS 2024 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 8th Conference on Information Communication Technology and Society, ICTAS 2024
Y2 - 7 March 2024 through 8 March 2024
ER -
