NIALM
• Non-Intrusive Appliance Load Monitoring
– Development and research by Hannu Pihala / VTT
– Invisible electrical device monitoring
– Special NIALM-meter manufactured by MX Electrix Oy
NIALM
• Non-Intrusive Appliance Load Monitoring
– Development and research by Hannu Pihala / VTT
– Invisible electrical device monitoring
– Special NIALM-meter manufactured by MX Electrix Oy
• Proper way to monitor electrical device usage
– No separate wiring
– No multiple plugs or visible sensors
– Easy and fast installation
NIALM
• Non-Intrusive Appliance Load Monitoring
– Development and research by Hannu Pihala / VTT
– Invisible electrical device monitoring
– Special NIALM-meter manufactured by MX Electrix Oy
• Proper way to monitor electrical device usage
– No separate wiring
– No multiple plugs or visible sensors
– Easy and fast installation
• Many possibilities
– Detect device usage
– Energy usage profiles
– Detect broken devices
Senior monitoring
• NIALM-meter is the most elegant way to monitor elder people
– Invisible
– Easy installation
Senior monitoring
• NIALM-meter is the most elegant way to monitor elder people
– Invisible
– Easy installation
• Device usage monitoring
– Amount of usage
– Time of usage
– Duration of usage
– Energy consumption of devices
eQL Care
• Senior monitoring system
– Automated device detection
– Based on data of NIALM-meters
– Developed with Aalto University
eQL Care
• Senior monitoring system
– Automated device detection
– Based on data of NIALM-meters
– Developed with Aalto University
• Intuitive UI
– Designed with UI experts of VTT
– UI designed for care takers and relatives
eQL Care
• Senior monitoring system
– Automated device detection
– Based on data of NIALM-meters
– Developed with Aalto University
• Intuitive UI
– Designed with UI experts of VTT
– UI designed for care takers and relatives
• No end user device requirements
– HTML based UI
– Works with every browser
eQL Care features
• Activity monitoring
– Based on device usage ratio
– A special Activity Index is calculated per senior
eQL Care features
• Activity monitoring
– Based on device usage ratio
– A special Activity Index is calculated per senior
• Alerts
– Activity decrease
– Device left on
eQL Care features
• Activity monitoring
– Based on device usage ratio
– A special Activity Index is calculated per senior
• Alerts
– Activity decrease
– Device left on
• Routines
– Easy way to monitor routines of seniors
– Broken routine indicates problems
eQL Care pilots
• City of Salo
– Using eQL Care at the moment
– Row and detached houses monitored
• Saga Care Finland Oy
– Assisted living buildings
– Nearly 200 apartments monitored
eQL Care pilots
• City of Salo
– Using eQL Care at the moment
– Row and detached houses monitored
• Saga Care Finland Oy
– Assisted living buildings
– Nearly 200 apartments monitored
• Excellent results in both cases
– Successful device detection
– Active care taker and relative users in city of Salo pilot
eQL Care Service
• eQL Care will be available as a service
– Installation of the NIALM-meter
– Username creation in the eQL Care system
– Introduction to the usage of the eQL Care UI
– Possibility to get the end user device too
– Monthly fee
eQL Care Service
• eQL Care will be available as a service
– Installation of the NIALM-meter
– Username creation in the eQL Care system
– Introduction to the usage of the eQL Care UI
– Possibility to get the end user device too
– Monthly fee
• No customer limitations
– Cities and towns
– Senior care companies
– Private customer
– Assisted living buildings
eQL Care Service
• eQL Care will be available as a service
– Installation of the NIALM-meter
– Username creation in the eQL Care system
– Introduction to the usage of the eQL Care UI
– Possibility to get the end user device too
– Monthly fee
• No customer limitations
– Cities and towns
– Senior care companies
– Private customer
– Assisted living buildings
• For everyone who cares