This guideline describes how key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used for determining the effect of the smart grid environment on the energy consumption of the users. The goal of this guideline is to give an overview about applying KPIs in your project for the purposes of providing consumer feedback and project evaluation. The guideline is intended for the smart grid project leaders, utili...

Based on the classic behavioural theory the “Theory of Planned Behaviour,” the authors have developed an agent-based model to simulate the diffusion of smart metering technology in the electricity market. The authors simulate the emergent adoption of smart metering technology under different management strategies and economic regulations. Their research results show that in terms of boosting th...

The consumer Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to revolutionize consumer experience. Because consumers can actively interact with smart objects, the traditional, human-centric conceptualization of consumer experience as consumers’ internal subjective responses to branded objects may not be sufficient to conceptualize consumer experience in the IoT. Smart objects possess their own uniqu...

In order to develop effective technologyor behavior-based energy conservation measures, it is necessary to quantify the impact of consumer behavior and to understand what drives the variance in individuals’ energy consumption. While sensors and communication technologies are becoming more and more ubiquitous, surprisingly little data is still available on many aspects of consumer behavior in th...

The current youth market is characterized as tech-savvy, variety seekers who has been active in using digital technology in unprecedented ways. The market segment defined here comprises of youth adults between the ages 20 to 30, who are more comfortable with purchasing the smartphones than previous generation. There is fierce competition in smartphone market, due to the large selection of devic...

Knowing consumer attitudes in the field of consumer behavior is a strategic capability. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of non-traditional promotional tools with guerrilla marketing approach on consumer purchase intention with the mediator variable of customer satisfaction in Hooshmand Khorshid Bahrevar Company in Bushehr Province. For this purpose, a question...

voltage control is one of the imperative issues in the smart distribution control system. while traditional distribution network is equipped with communication and monitoring equipment, the online voltage control can be perfectly achieved. with using these smart grid technologies, the distribution voltage control schemes should carry out intelligently and cover the undesirable effect of high pe...

The adoption of smart grid systems has been accelerating around the world, with many pilot projects initiated throughout the developed world. However, there has been a lack of studies quantifying appliance level economic benefits that are available to the end consumers. Through coupling historical market information with an agent based residential load model, this study has quantified the econo...

Multi-application smart card technology has gained momentum due to the Near Field Communication (NFC) and smart phone revolution. Enabling multiple applications from di erent application providers on a single smart card is not a new concept. Multi-application smart cards have been around since the late 1990s; however, uptake was severely limited. NFC has recently reinvigorated the multi-applica...