Non-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization

Abstract In the research of non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM), the temporal characteristics of V–I trajectories are often overlooked, and using a single feature for identification may lead to insignificant differences between similar loads. Based on this, this paper proposes a non-intrusive load...

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Main Authors: Tie Chen, Yimin Yuan, Jiaqi Gao, Shinan Guo, Pingping Yang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89191-x
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description Abstract In the research of non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM), the temporal characteristics of V–I trajectories are often overlooked, and using a single feature for identification may lead to insignificant differences between similar loads. Based on this, this paper proposes a non-intrusive load monitoring method based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization. By adding a time axis to the V–I trajectory, it integrates the rate of change in voltage and current, power factor, and third harmonic to form a three-dimensional spatiotemporal color V–I trajectory, addressing the gap in dynamic characteristics. The ECA-ResNet34 network model is used for load identification, avoiding the problems of network degradation and training difficulties caused by the excessive depth of traditional convolutional neural networks (CNN), and achieving efficient monitoring of household loads. The method was validated on the PLAID dataset, achieving an average F1 score of 97.3%. Furthermore, utilizing transfer learning, the model trained and tested on the PLAID dataset was further tested on the WHITED dataset to increase the model’s universality and generalization ability, showing significant effects in identifying loads with similar V–I trajectories and multiple states.
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spelling doaj-art-cb5b0f0c36d2466ea79def36429893d92025-02-09T12:33:03ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111810.1038/s41598-025-89191-xNon-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualizationTie Chen0Yimin Yuan1Jiaqi Gao2Shinan Guo3Pingping Yang4Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Operation and Control of Cascaded Hydropower Station, China Three Gorges UniversityHubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Operation and Control of Cascaded Hydropower Station, China Three Gorges UniversityHubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Operation and Control of Cascaded Hydropower Station, China Three Gorges UniversityHubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Operation and Control of Cascaded Hydropower Station, China Three Gorges UniversityHubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Operation and Control of Cascaded Hydropower Station, China Three Gorges UniversityAbstract In the research of non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM), the temporal characteristics of V–I trajectories are often overlooked, and using a single feature for identification may lead to insignificant differences between similar loads. Based on this, this paper proposes a non-intrusive load monitoring method based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization. By adding a time axis to the V–I trajectory, it integrates the rate of change in voltage and current, power factor, and third harmonic to form a three-dimensional spatiotemporal color V–I trajectory, addressing the gap in dynamic characteristics. The ECA-ResNet34 network model is used for load identification, avoiding the problems of network degradation and training difficulties caused by the excessive depth of traditional convolutional neural networks (CNN), and achieving efficient monitoring of household loads. The method was validated on the PLAID dataset, achieving an average F1 score of 97.3%. Furthermore, utilizing transfer learning, the model trained and tested on the PLAID dataset was further tested on the WHITED dataset to increase the model’s universality and generalization ability, showing significant effects in identifying loads with similar V–I trajectories and multiple states.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89191-xNon-intrusive load monitoringV-I trajectoryTime-enhancedMultidimensionalColor coding
spellingShingle Tie Chen
Yimin Yuan
Jiaqi Gao
Shinan Guo
Pingping Yang
Non-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization
Scientific Reports
Non-intrusive load monitoring
V-I trajectory
Time-enhanced
Multidimensional
Color coding
title Non-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization
title_full Non-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization
title_fullStr Non-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization
title_full_unstemmed Non-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization
title_short Non-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization
title_sort non intrusive load monitoring based on time enhanced multidimensional feature visualization
topic Non-intrusive load monitoring
V-I trajectory
Time-enhanced
Multidimensional
Color coding
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89191-x
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