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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Home Automation

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  • Smart Home Controllers (SHCs) schedule residential loads for financial savings and user comfort.
  • Existing models often overlook dynamic user comfort perceptions, relying solely on fixed preferences.
  • This limitation impacts the effectiveness of load scheduling algorithms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel comfort function that incorporates dynamic user comfort perceptions using fuzzy logic.
  • To integrate this function into an SHC system for multi-objective load scheduling (economy and comfort).
  • To analyze the performance of the proposed method across various scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a fuzzy logic-based comfort function considering user perceptions.
  • Integration of the comfort function into an SHC system.
  • Utilizing Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) for multi-objective load scheduling.
  • Validation through diverse simulation scenarios.

Main Results:

  • The proposed comfort function enhances scheduling when user comfort is prioritized over financial savings.
  • For general optimization, a simpler comfort function focusing on user preferences is more beneficial.
  • The method effectively balances economy and comfort objectives based on user needs.

Conclusions:

  • The fuzzy logic-based comfort function offers a significant improvement for SHC load scheduling when prioritizing user comfort.
  • The choice of comfort function should align with user-defined priorities (comfort vs. savings).
  • This research provides a more nuanced approach to user-centric smart home energy management.