TY - GEN
T1 - Smart homes and smart buildings
AU - Martins, J. F.
AU - Oliveira-Lima, J. A.
AU - Delgado-Gomes, Vasco
AU - Lopes, Rui
AU - Silva, D.
AU - Vieira, S.
AU - Lima, C.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Actual power systems are evolving towards the Smart Grid concept. Being buildings part of the grid, and considering their distributed generation and controllable demand capabilities, they are becoming key players in the framework of liberalized electricity markets. New integrated smart homes and buildings will contribute to the protection of the earth environment while reducing their operational costs. They will take into account not only technical issues of their integrated sub-systems but also users requirements. In order to fulfil these goals an accurate building model could be considered using a standard-based communication infrastructure, linking all buildings elements (physical and human) and allowing buildings to become an active part of the smart grid itself.
AB - Actual power systems are evolving towards the Smart Grid concept. Being buildings part of the grid, and considering their distributed generation and controllable demand capabilities, they are becoming key players in the framework of liberalized electricity markets. New integrated smart homes and buildings will contribute to the protection of the earth environment while reducing their operational costs. They will take into account not only technical issues of their integrated sub-systems but also users requirements. In order to fulfil these goals an accurate building model could be considered using a standard-based communication infrastructure, linking all buildings elements (physical and human) and allowing buildings to become an active part of the smart grid itself.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84873286915&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/BEC.2012.6376808
DO - 10.1109/BEC.2012.6376808
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781467327749
T3 - Proceedings of the Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference, BEC
SP - 27
EP - 38
BT - BEC 2012 - Proceedings of the 13th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
CY - Piscataway
T2 - 2012 13th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC)
Y2 - 3 October 2012 through 5 October 2012
ER -