Optimization-of-Electricity-Demand-Reduction-with-Comfort-Conscious-Learning

Oral defense slides

Dataset

Smart* Data Set for Sustainability - UMass Smart* Dataset - 2017 release

Datetime encoding

Encoding cyclical continuous features - 24-hour time

Learning Algorithm

VPG
PPO

Reward Evaluation

Script

training.ipynb: take action from PPO and define environment with applianace and resident feedback
metrics.ipynb: calculate four evaluation metrics (power, reward, comfort, dr_rate)