Thermal Smart Plants: Thermal Sensing for Non-Intrusive Device Energy Disaggregation
We contribute an innovative and non-intrusive method for disaggregating the energy load of different devices using thermal and environmental sensors embedded in plant containers. Indoor plants are ubiquitous, and obtaining containers with sensors that monitor growth conditions is becoming increasingly common. Our work harnesses these developments, providing a non-intrusive and real-time monitoring system that uses residual thermal radiation to identify nearby appliances and disaggregate them. Proof-of-concept experiments considering devices with high and low energy profiles demonstrate that our approach can accurately identify electric appliances and support the disaggregation of power measurements for more accurate load monitoring.
Authors
- Fatemeh Sarhaddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-5793)
- Naser Hossein Motlagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9923-9879)
- Marko Radeta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-3622)
- Ngoc Thi Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1011-8937)
- Zahra Safaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7090-6842)
- Agustin Zuniga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6481-3559)
- Sasu Tarkoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4220-3650)
- Petteri Nurmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8262-6434)
- Huber Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4551-629X)
- Yangyang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2713-0748)
- M. Fiaz Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5259-6331)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki Art Museum (FI)
- University of Tartu (EE)
- Universidade da Madeira (PT)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3737905.3769283
- Primary Topic
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00