Volume II: Smart Home Energy Management
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2019) | Viewed by 9240
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wireless sensor networks; intelligent transportation systems; Internet of Things; green communications; fuzzy logic
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: consensus and coordination in multi-agent systems; distributed control of large-scale complex systems; complex network theory and its application; security and privacy in cyber-physical systems
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, smart homes have attracted more interest from the research community. The main reason is that the use of modern automation technologies in homes ensures significant savings of energy, therefore, simultaneously overcoming the operational costs of the building over its whole life cycle.
As it is known, a smart home is a residential dwelling, in some cases with a garden or an outdoor space, equipped with sensors and actuators to collect data and send controls according to the activities and expectations of the occupants/users. Home automation provides a centralized or distributed control of electrical appliances. It would be possible to obtain, not only excellent levels of comfort, but also energy savings both inside the dwelling and also outside, for instance using smart solutions for the management of the external lights and the garden, adding intelligence to the home environment.
Nevertheless, the full potential of smart homes still lies fallow, due to the complexity and diversity of the systems, as well as the frequent problem of suboptimal control strategies. As a consequence, the energy consumption is still higher than actually necessary, and users are unable to yield full comfort in their automated homes. For this reason, new solutions and approaches are needed to address the requirements imposed by the smart home energy management systems, through the development of smart solutions, intelligent algorithms, and novel network paradigms.
Considering that different problems must still be resolved, we are inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on “Volume II: Smart Home Energy Management.” More in detail, this Special Issue solicits the submission of high-quality and unpublished papers that aim to solve open technical problems and challenges typical of smart home energy management systems, integrating novel solutions efficiently, and focusing on performance evaluations and comparisons with existing standards. Both theoretical and experimental studies for typical smart homes scenarios are encouraged. Furthermore, high-quality reviews and survey papers are also welcomed.
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Pau
Dr. Antonio Ruano
Prof. Dr. Jiahu Qin
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- energy management systems and networks for smart home
- improving energy efficiency in smart homes
- demand-side applications
- distributed wireless sensors for smart energy management
- smart grids
- deadline-aware application for energy smart home control
- energy-aware home area networks
- smart metering management systems
- time-of-use and real-time pricing applications
- green communications for smart home
- innovative solutions for eco-homes with greenhouse
- smart energy solutions for home and garden
- energy saving approaches and solutions
- use of alternative energy sources (photovoltaic, wind, etc.)
- distributed control and optimization in smart energy management
- decision making in smart energy management
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
