A review on home energy management systems

This paper proposes a review on available solutions for Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) which is dedicated for homes using three sources of energy (Grid, Photovoltaic and battery). Used HEMS tools consider home loads as identical in priority. Hence, a new approach is suggested to improve the actual approaches. In fact, variable priority of loads according to their service categories is taken into account. Such improvement should allow the necessary sources to supply the appropriate equipment while maintaining the user comfort.