EnergySync: Enabling Smart Living for all with Intelligent Home Energy Optimisation and Touchpoint Control per Room

英国大约20%的碳排放来自家庭，主要是通过供暖、照明和家用电器。在英国政府2021年供热和建筑战略的推动下，英国正在转向低碳电热源，即热泵、电散热器和地板采暖，以实现2050年净零排放目标。高效的家庭和电网基础设施对于满足不断增长的需求至关重要。此外，家庭在能源消耗方面往往过时，尽管过去3年能源成本增加了300%，但居住者的习惯预计将导致电力需求增加47%。[Statista-UK-Energy-Demand-2023]电子效率低下和用户行为会浪费高达23%的家庭能源\[British-Gas-2022\]。家庭能源管理系统（HEMS）通过了解和控制能源使用量，在减少这种浪费方面发挥着至关重要的作用。它们是智能家居和电网中的关键组件，随着消费者转向电热源，预计未来5年的年增长率为31%（Delta-EE Connected Home Country Report-2020）。然而，目前的HEMS解决方案传统上是电力密集型的，需要完全重新布线才能安装。其他解决方案，“螺栓”到家庭基础设施，而不是被集成，因此不提供高水平的控制，以最大限度地提高能源效率。Tewke的目标是使HEMS访问和负担得起的每个人都通过他们的创新TAP开关，使所有居住者受益于所产生的节能。TAP开关转换成智能开关与嵌入式触摸屏，允许用户在房间级别监视和控制设备的电使用。该项目将开发一个智能软件系统，将TAP开关转变为一个可访问和负担得起的HEMS。该软件将使用来自TAP-Switch和公共资源的数据来创建一个实时房屋热图，为居住者提供见解和可行的建议，以减少特定房间的热损失，即隔热，玻璃，降低恒温器。Tewke的HEMS具有控制家庭内整个能源使用的能力，可以安装在任何家庭中。如果在全国范围内实施，它有可能每年节省470万吨二氧化碳。

Approximately 20% of the UK's total carbon emissions come from homes, mainly through heating, lighting and household appliances. Driven by the UK Government's Heat and Building strategy 2021 there is a shift towards low-carbon electrical heat sources, i.e.heat pumps, electric radiators and underfloor heating to meet net zero 2050 targets. Efficient home and grid infrastructure are crucial to meet increasing demand.Additionally, homes are often outdated in energy consumption, with occupant habits contributing to a predicted 47% increase in electrical demand \[Statista-UK-Energy-Demand-2023\] despite a 300% increase in energy costs over the past 3 years. Electronic inefficiencies and user behaviour can waste up to 23% of household energy \[British-Gas-2022\].Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) play a vital role in mitigating this waste through understanding and controlling how much energy is used. They are critical components in smart homes and grids with a projected 31% annual growth over the next 5 years (Delta-EE Connected Home Country Report-2020) as consumers shift towards electrical heat sources.However, current HEMS solutions are traditionally power intensive and require complete rewiring for installation. Other solutions, "bolt-on" to the home infrastructure, instead of being integrated, and therefore don't provide the high level of control to maximise energy efficiency.Tewke aims to make HEMS accessible and affordable for everyone through their innovative TAP-Switch, enabling all occupants to benefit from the energy savings generated.The TAP-Switch transforms every light switch into Smart switch with an embedded touch screen, allowing users to monitor and control the electrical usage of devices at room level. It can be easily and quickly installed into any home's existing wiring infrastructure.This project will develop an intelligent software system that will transform the TAP-Switch into an accessible and affordable HEMS. The software will use data from the TAP-Switch and public sources to create a live house heat map, offering occupants insights and actionable recommendations to reduce heat loss in specific rooms, i.e. insulation, glazing, lower thermostats.Tewke's HEMS has the capability to control the entire energy usage within a household and can be installed into any home. If implemented nationwide, it has the potential to save 4.7Mt of CO2 annually.