Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Based on the Graph Least Squares Reconstruction Method

Abstract

Monitoring the operating conditions of residential appliances by collecting the total power consumption data of households has a great significance for smart power utilization. In this study, a graph least squares reconstruction approach is proposed. First, the graph signal is constructed using the collected active power consumption data, providing unique appliance signature information. The signal smoothness of the graph and an iterative least squares reconstruction algorithm are utilized for classification. The proposed graph reconstruction method relies on only low-sampling data from installed smart meters. It aims to address some existing problems of event-based NILM methods like measurement noise, indistinguishable load signatures, and inaccurate power reconstruction. Also, extensive training and associated calculations are not required. Simulation results on the REDD benchmark dataset demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms some of the current state-of-the-art techniques.