Thermal Smart Plants: Thermal Sensing for Non-Intrusive Device Energy Disaggregation
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: We contribute an innovative and non-intrusive method for disaggregating the energy load of different devices using thermal and environmental sensors embedded in plant containers. Indoor plants are ubiquitous, and obtaining containers with sensors that monitor growth conditions is becoming increasingly common. Our work harnesses these developments, providing a non-intrusive and real-time monitoring system that uses residual thermal radiation to identify nearby appliances and disaggregate them. Proof-of-concept experiments considering devices with high and low energy profiles demonstrate that our approach can accurately identify electric appliances and support the disaggregation of power measurements for more accurate load monitoring.
Authors: Agustin Zuniga, Musfira Khan, Ngoc Thi Nguyen, Naser Hossein Motlagh, Fatemeh Sarhaddi, Zahra Safaei, Yangyang Wang, Marko Radeta, Huber Flores, Sasu Tarkoma, Petteri Nurmi
Language: English
Topic: Smart Grid Energy Management
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Funder: Academy of Finland
Award: G2572698934
OpenAlex ID: W4415154844