Web-based decision-support system methodology for smart provision of adaptive digital energy services over cloud technologies

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Published 30/07/2012

Abstract

Energy information systems, which manage energy consumptions over internet, have been evolving over the past decade and can be considered as a part of a specialised sequential decision process, regarding the provision of personalised energy services to the community. The aim of this study is to develop and present an innovative decision-support system and cloud computing software methodology that brings together energy consultants, consumers, energy services procedures and modern web interoperable technologies. The authors propose a web-based knowledge system, using distributed cloud architecture and metering grids over ADSL broadband connections. By using some clustering algorithms and a web middleware, energy profiles over time are analysed and observed. The resulting clusters and centroids are projected and statistically analysed over time, producing a centroid-locus. Hypercube topology was used for efficient data management and software agent-based parallel analysis. The system operates efficiently on a multi-tier cloud-based middleware that generates in real-time using various service software components to the end consumers. The case study on real Greek energy measurements, for the first time in Greece, indicated a compact and efficient distributed procedure that could analyse and produce adaptive personalised information services.

Inspec keywords: middleware; statistical analysis; pattern clustering; digital subscriber lines; decision support systems; software agents; power system measurement; energy measurement; broadband networks; open systems; power engineering computing; smart power grids; cloud computing

Other keywords: smart provision; energy consumptions; adaptive digital energy services; Internet; data management; web middleware; energy consultants; Web interoperable technologies; energy services; ADSL broadband connections; cloud technologies; clustering algorithms; Web based decision support system methodology; Hypercube topology; distributed cloud architecture; Greek energy measurements; software agent based parallel analysis; energy information systems

Subjects: Internet software; Power engineering computing; Other topics in statistics; Decision support systems; Power system measurement and metering; Other topics in statistics; Other distributed systems software; Data handling techniques

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