Home Area Networks And IPTV Book
The field of Home Area Networks (HAN), a dedicated residential subset of LAN technologies for property-based use, is rapidly becoming the next frontier for the communications market. The proposed Household Energy Architecture will present benefits in terms of the following.(i)Supply an effortless-to-use support to optimize the production and consumption of electrical energy, minimize electrical energy price, and reduce electrical energy waste.(ii)Raise user awareness on power consumption/saving.(iii)Boost the grid efficiency by leveling peaks in the demand.
Implementation challenges from the hardware and software point of view and doable architectures and implementation working with COTS elements are proposed for essential nodes of the sensible power HAN: smart energy meters, wise plugs, and a House Power Angel info box critical for energy management/saving policy and for energy awareness.
A standard HAN is composed of 4 components.(i)A gateway that connects the HAN network to the outside details services, in the LAN or WAN network.(ii)The … Continue reading >>>