Table 1 Parameters of the household smart loads.

From: Effective hybrid search technique based constraint mixed-integer programming for smart home residential load scheduling

Loads

Power rating (kw)

Daily usage (hrs)

Non-scheduled operating pattern

Operating time window for the scheduling process

Non-schedulable loads

 Lights

1.5

24

All the day

1:00 am:12:00 pm

 Refrigerator

1

24

All the day

1:00 am:12:00 pm

 Nissan EV

Shown in Fig. 2

1

8:00 am:9:00 am

1:00 am:12:00 pm

Schedulable un-interruptible loads

 Oven

3

3

[1:00 pm:4:00 pm]

12:00 am:8:00 pm

 Fan

0.7

6

[1:00 pm:7:00 pm]

1:00 am:12:00 pm

 AC

5

11

[2:00 pm:1:00 pm]

1:00 am:8:00 pm

Schedulable interruptible loads

 Washing machine

1

3

[2:00 am:3:00 am, 2:00 pm:4:00 pm]

1:00 am:12:00 pm

 Cloth dryer

4

8

[2:00 am:6:00 am, 10:00 am:12:00 am, 10:00 pm:12: pm]

1:00 am:12:00 pm

 Water heater

4.5

8

[2:00 am:3:00 am, 5:00 am:6:00 am, 9:00 am:10:00 am, 6:00 pm: 11:00 pm]

1:00 am:12:00 pm

 Tesla EV

Shown in Fig. 2

5

[6:00 pm:11:00 pm]

1:00 am:12:00 pm