Smart homes: potentials and challenges

Abstract Decentralized distributed clean-energy sources have become an essential need for smart grids to reduce the harmful effects of conventional power plants. Smart homes with a suitable sizing process and proper energy-management schemes can share in reducing whole grid demand even sell clean energy utility. been introduced recently as alternative solution classical power-system problems, such emissions thermal plants blackout hazards due bulk plants/transmission outages. The appliances, storage should be coordinated requirements homeowners via scheme. Energy-management systems are main key optimizing both home operation loads maximize home-economic benefits while keeping comfortable lifestyle. intermittent uncertain nature may badly affect performance. prospective high penetration on will introduce new, unusual scenarios generation loading. In this paper, features defined. This review aims also address recent proposed smart-home schemes. Moreover, smart-grid challenges discussed.