A Smart Home Energy Consumption Optimisation Based on Multi-Constraints PSO Strategy

Abstract

The smart home, which is regarded as a key component of the smart grid consumption, uses innovative communication and information technologies in order to improve the reliability, stability, and efficiency of the electric system. Plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) which is a controllable component, has the flexibility of charging and discharging through a domestic charging socket at home. In this paper, a home energy management system optimisation HEMSO is suggested to arrive at an optimal scheduling of PEV in a smart home in order to smooth its power profile, obtaining a free charging of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) and reducing the electricity bill. The proposed framework is implemented through Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm to improve the efficacy of the proposed strategy.