New role for sensors in energy management systems

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New role for sensors in energy management systems

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New role for sensors in energy management systems

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Giuseppe Mauri*, Diana Moneta*, Paolo Grammatica* AISEM 2008 – 13th Italian Conference Sensors and Microsystems Roma, 19-21 Febbraio 2008 * CESI RICERCA Recently many events occurred in the energy scenario: the most noteworthy among them are that EU confirmed its policy against climate change and the fully completion of the liberalization of the EU power market. Both these events lead to a change not only for industries but also for end-users, demanding for a different role: from passive consumer to active customer. Energy efficiency is considered as one of more proficient way to reach Kyoto Protocol targets, but efficient devices on their own are not sufficient to gain significant energy conservation. Several efforts toward development of cheap, affordable and easy-to-use sensors for energy management purposes are taking place, some driven by the European Commission. This paper will provide a description of the state-of the-art and potential exploitation of sensors, and their future improvements, in energy management systems