Smart Meters Improved by NILM

This chapter introduces the technology Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring, a method for detecting individual devices from an overall signal. Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring is the research area and technology behind the third word in Smart Meter Inclusive. Using a smart meter as a basis and recognizing devices from the power profile is not a new idea but is now a common practice in Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring. However, the approach to creating such a measurement system that classifies appliances in real-time and visualizes the results directly on the same hardware has not been existing yet. Smart Meter Inclusive wants to leave the data where it originates, namely with the customer. This book chapter provides a general overview of non-intrusive load monitoring to be able to understand the basics and approaches for such a Smart Meter Inclusive