Title
Counter entropy: visualizing power consumption in an energy+ house
Abstract
This case study presents the design and evaluation of an end-user energy consumption display for an energy+ house. The goal of our application is to give an easy overview over the power balance and to provide the user with the necessary information to understand specific consumption patterns. We defined the unit of Counter Entropy points and used it to create several visualizations showing the consumption of appliances, climate control, and lighting. Our evaluation showed that users easily understand where the currently consumed power is sourced and which factors influence the overall power consumption.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2468356.2468771
CHI Extended Abstracts
Keywords
Field
DocType
end-user energy consumption display,counter entropy,overall power consumption,power balance,necessary information,counter entropy point,case study,climate control,specific consumption pattern,easy overview,visualizing power consumption,home automation,visualization
Visualization,Computer science,Home automation,Power Balance,Energy consumption,Embedded system,Power consumption
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
4
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Florian Heller115617.92
Konstantinos Tsoleridis210.37
Jan Borchers31659154.20