| ▲ | zdragnar a day ago | |
There are a lot of devices that have reasonably distinct patterns to their power consumption. Motors- especially well pumps, but also large central air fans and some others- are going to look very different from a microwave or vacuum cleaner or refrigerator, especially if you have time of day on your readings. Constant lower draw devices- chargers, lights, speakers and such- are going to be harder to distinguish, though. | ||
| ▲ | aix1 13 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Turns out it's a (somewhat) active area of research. https://ubicomplab.cs.washington.edu/pdfs/electrisense.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266461208_Multimedi... | ||