Disaggregation Properties File

General Description

In the Training Module folder, there is a Disaggregation Properties File which enables adjusting some of the configuration properties of the Disaggregation procedure. There are 4 options available for the user to change.

1. Appliance Type: This option is responsible for the characterization of the appliances type produced by the Disaggregation procedure. There are the following choices available:

• Activity: In this case, the appliances are categorized to a certain activity and (in some cases) a certain appliance type. The result may vary from reality, since they are based on heuristic rules.
• Generic: In this case, the appliances are not categorized on activities and appliance types. They are are all under the Generic activity and numbered as different appliances.
• List: In this case, the user must provide the list of appliances that the installation is equipped with, as well as their nominal active and reactive power as given by their manufacturer. The loads found by the disaggregation procedure will be then distributed to the appliances provided from the user.

2. Loose Coupling: This option provides a less strict coupling for the appliances. This can be very helpful in case the measurements are a bit noisy and/or there is much uncertainty as far as the appliances' consumption is concerned. This usually leads to less appliances that are more genetic in nature and can be described more loosely.
3. Cleaning Point Of Interest: Before identifying the appliances from the measurements, there is a pre-process procedure to clean the events detected from small increases or decreases that may be attributed to noise and not in real appliances consumption. This procedure can be done Automatically or Manually.
4. Cleaning Threshold: In case the user wants to proceed with Manual cleaning of the events, the threshold under which the fluctuations will be omitted must be provided.