Open AccessThe LiveWire Project final report
Author(s) -
Chris Brown,
Terrance Nelson,
Joseph C. Kelly,
H.A. Dominguez
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/569113
Subject(s) - software deployment , telecommunications , suite , the internet , software , automation , engineering management , engineering , variety (cybernetics) , electric power , systems engineering , software engineering , computer science , operating system , power (physics) , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , history
Utilities across the US have begun pilot testing a variety of hardware and software products to develop a two-way communications system between themselves and their customers. Their purpose is to reduce utility operating costs and to provide new and improved services for customers in light of pending changes in the electric industry being brought about by deregulation. A consortium including utilities, national labs, consultants, and contractors, with the support of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), initiated a project that utilized a hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) wide-area network integrated with a CEBus based local area network within the customers home. The system combined energy consumption data taken within the home, and home automation features to provide a suite of energy management services for residential customers. The information was transferred via the Internet through the HFC network, and presented to the customer on their personal computer. This final project report discusses the design, prototype testing, and system deployment planning of the energy management system