Demo abstract: Acomni: An alternative smart thermostat interface to aid end users to visualize energy and cost tradeoffs

Xiao Qin, Susan Lysecky, Jonathan Sprinkle

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Abstract

Home energy made up nearly 25% of all energy consumed in the US in 2010, and 31% of this energy is estimated to come from home heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Currently, the inputs available to a homeowner (temperature set points) make it difficult, if not impossible, to understand the long-term energy consumption and/or cost. This paper presents Acomni, a smart thermostat that enables users to immediately visualize these energy/temperature tradeoffs, and make well informed decisions. Moreover, users are provided with the ability to specify a cost constraint and the Acomni thermostat will provide users with an optimized set point schedule to achieve these constraints.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationBuildSys 2012 - Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Embedded Systems for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Pages209-210
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event4th ACM Workshop on Embedded Systems for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, BuildSys 2012 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: Nov 6 2012Nov 6 2012

Publication series

NameBuildSys 2012 - Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Embedded Systems for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Conference

Conference4th ACM Workshop on Embedded Systems for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, BuildSys 2012
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period11/6/1211/6/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Building and Construction

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