PowerPedia: changing energy usage with the help of a community-based smartphone application
Journal
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
ISSN
1617-4909
ISSN-Digital
1617-4917
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2012-08
Author(s)
Abstract
When it comes to conserving electricity, it is crucial for users to know how much energy is consumed by individual appliances. However, the technical Feedback provided by existing energy consumption feedback systems in the form of dry numbers and intangible units is not appropriate for most users. To address this shortcoming we developed PowerPedia, a system that provides behavior-influencing feedback over and above pure consumption values. By integrating a Community platform - a Wikipedia for electrical appliances - PowerPedia enables users to identify and compare the consumption of their domestic appliances with that of others. It thus helps users to better understand their electricity consumption and take effective action to save electricity.
Language
English
Keywords
Energy use
smart meter
mobile computing
feedback systems
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Springer-Verl.
Publisher place
London
Volume
16
Number
6
Start page
655
End page
664
Pages
10
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
209851
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