Building energy-aware smart homes using web technologies

Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-186

  Kamilaris, Andreas ^a   Pitsillides, Andreas ^a   Yiallouros, Michalis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

demand response; energy awareness; load shedding; priorities; request queues; REST; Smart home; smart power outlets; social comparisons; social competitions; web of things; wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

DEMAND RESPONSE; ENERGY AWARENESS; LOAD-SHEDDING; PRIORITIES; REQUEST QUEUES; REST; SMART HOMES; SMART POWER; SOCIAL COMPARISONS; WEB OF THINGS;

AUTOMATION; SENSORS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS;

EID: 84876265910     PISSN: 18761364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/AIS-130201     Document Type: Article

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