Non-Intrusive Similar Loads Identification

This data set is composed by samples of load signature of electric devices acquired on a non-intrusively form. The test-bench was performed using four identical fluorescent lamps, four identical slots and four identical switches. Identical term means the same technical specifications (nominal voltage, power, isolation voltage, among others). The sensors are connected to the power supply in order to measure the electrical variations when appliances are turned on/off. We have 16 possible network configurations with 4 appliances, in which one, two, three or four appliances can be turned on. For each configuration, the acquisition of 150 samples was performed in four ways, i. e., 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes after setting a new configuration, in order to increase the probability of obtaining a more heterogeneous set of samples.