The aim of this paper is to discuss an effort to build a series of programmable emulators for assessing residential energy monitoring systems. This laboratory-based testbed mimics whole house electrical energy consumption through a circuit panel, and it promises to provide a platform for testing and evaluating different approaches for providing energy feedback to occupants of residential buildings. This paper discusses the setup of the testbed, including circuit configuration, programmable load emulators, the primary electric measurement system, and the computer based control and monitoring program. Preliminary results are provided to show the challenges in emulating power usage ranging from 1 W up to several kW.
['Wenqi Guo']
A new testbed for evaluating residential energy monitoring systems