The Weather Impact on Efficient Home Heating with Smart Thermostats

Abstract

In this paper, we compare the currently implemented smart heating algorithms with our proposed method Weather Based Heating Algorithm. Our simulations are based on the data from years 2015-2018, provided by Ecobee Inc., which is one of the major manufacturers of smart thermostats. The main problem that we focus on is the study of the overheated homes. Our results showed that the problem of overheated households during winter affects North America. The significant impact is visible during sunny days. On the other hand, the implementation of adaptive strategies, such as Weather Based Heating algorithm, results in three times reduction of overheated time and 20% reduction in energy costs.