Smart Home Energy Management System: A Multi-agent Approach for Scheduling and Controlling Household Appliances

Abstract

Home energy management system has been selected as an attractive research issue due to its ability to enhance energy security by including devices, entertainment systems, security systems, environmental controls, etc. Home automation is incorporated as a potential technology to ensure efficient electricity performance without interruption, solve power demand problems and coordinate devices with innovative technologies. In this context, our proposal seeks to implement an accurate home energy management system. The proposed approach aims to improve uninterrupted electricity production and provide comfortable services to families. To implement correct system operations and meet each device’s power demand, a Reel Time Energy Management System (RT-EMS) will be implemented and discussed through some required tasks using the Multi-Agent System (MAS). Each agent will be determined according to some criteria to implement the appropriate design and meet each device’s power demand. The obtained results will show that the proposed system meets the general objectives of RT-EMS.