Authors:
N. Benjamin Sendama
1
;
Mehdi Laraki
1
;
Aawatif Hayar
1
and
Yassine Rifi
2
Affiliations:
1
Hassan II University, Morocco
;
2
Polytech University, France
Keyword(s):
Energy Allocation Strategy, Best Fit/First Fist, Bin Packing, Smart Home, Smart Grid.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Energy and Economy
;
Energy Management Systems (EMS)
;
Energy-Aware Systems and Technologies
;
Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption
Abstract:
More and more home owners fit their homes with renewable energy sources. Thus, to capitalize this, they are
willing to install intelligent energy management systems to try to reduce their energy bills, which requires
optimal use of energy. To deal with this, this paper presents two energy management algorithms, all based on
the principle of the bin packing problem. The proposed solutions are built on prioritizing the use of renewable
energy produced locally over energy provided by the main grid. A well detailed simulation was carried out to
highlight the contribution of the implementation of this solution in a smart home located in Casablanca,
Morocco, whose energy needs are from a daily approximation of the habits of the city residents. Moreover, a
comparison between the two algorithms was made to showcase the benefits of each, and their difference.