tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post1460836841497369805..comments2024-02-15T03:29:16.280-07:00Comments on Dan’s Diary: The Ecobee Smart Thermostat: A Data Junkie’s DreamDan Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437237801383466177noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post-3795793315837966762023-03-27T05:58:15.262-06:002023-03-27T05:58:15.262-06:00Well, the Ecobee data shows when my furnace was ru...Well, the Ecobee data shows when my furnace was running, and I know that when it's running it uses natural gas at a rate of 75,000 Btu/hour and electricity at a rate of 500 watts. But every furnace is different. Sounds like the data you're working with might not even tell you what fuel the furnace uses, let alone its size. Good luck!Dan Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437237801383466177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post-9155149523291245202023-03-26T16:36:33.906-06:002023-03-26T16:36:33.906-06:00Hi Dan, thank you for your reply. Here are some ba...Hi Dan, thank you for your reply. Here are some background of my previous question: EcoBee has the Donate Your Data (DYD) program where hundreds of thousands of users shared their thermostat data anonymously. I'm trying to investigate how much electricity and power demand can be reduced from different thermostat control strategies. Currently, I can only use runtime as a proxy because there is no energy consumption in the DYD dataset. Therefore, I am looking for energy consumption data at hourly or finer temporal resolutions to quantify its correlation with the HVAC system runtime in typical U.S. climate regions. But I guess this kind of data is very rare because (1) usually residential homes do not submeter HVAC systems, and (2) it's challenging to process and save the data for common users. I would like to hear your insights. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post-87471407063550652382023-03-02T18:41:33.836-07:002023-03-02T18:41:33.836-07:00I'm not entirely sure what data you're loo...I'm not entirely sure what data you're looking for. For gas consumption I have monthly data but nothing on finer time scales and nothing that would unambiguously separate the furnace usage from that of the hot water heater. For electricity I have a variety of data with a variety of limitations, as described elsewhere on this blog.Dan Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437237801383466177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post-1044060691670501992023-03-02T16:05:39.049-07:002023-03-02T16:05:39.049-07:00Dan, thank you so much for sharing your experience...Dan, thank you so much for sharing your experience and the insights. I'm a student who's working on data-driven modeling for smart thermostat. I'm struggling with finding the correlation between HVAC system runtime and energy consumption. Just curious if you have made those data available? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post-84240097783817929982018-01-15T14:36:00.928-07:002018-01-15T14:36:00.928-07:00Perhaps I should also mention that during most of ...Perhaps I should also mention that during most of the winter I shut off the heat to 1/3 of the house, so I'm really heating only about 600 square feet by the full amount. The other 300 square feet, and all of the basement, typically stay about 10F cooler than the rest of the house.Dan S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13492521751728938486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post-45182676567795827432018-01-15T14:29:51.087-07:002018-01-15T14:29:51.087-07:00Thanks! The county's records say my house meas...Thanks! The county's records say my house measures 936 square feet on the main level. That's the outside dimension. There's also a basement of essentially the same size. Construction is uninsulated wood frame with brick veneer on the outside and lath-and-plaster on the inside.<br /><br />One you've gathered and analyzed a bunch of Ecobee data, I hope you'll share it!Dan S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13492521751728938486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post-59968291837521530462018-01-15T14:22:00.773-07:002018-01-15T14:22:00.773-07:00Cool analysis, Dan. I love the data--which is why ...Cool analysis, Dan. I love the data--which is why I just got myself an Ecobee as well.<br />I'm making some of the plots you show for myself and I've noticed that your house's heat loss rate is really low...at least compared to mine. I was hoping you could tell me the approx. square footage so I can compare w/ mine? I live in MN, so the difference in temp. between inside/outside is much larger (i.e., about 70degrees), but I still think that your house is far more efficient than mine.<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233073253115884208.post-14093439457979158992017-03-28T01:47:35.853-06:002017-03-28T01:47:35.853-06:0035% is super significant. Obviously, the actual pr...35% is super significant. Obviously, the actual price of this would change depending on where you live, but it’s still amazing. With thicker blankets and maybe a fireplace, it’s not impossible that you cut your bills in half! What are you going to do with all of your extra money?<br /><br /><a href="http://capitalplumbing.livejournal.com/51857.html" rel="nofollow">Levi Eslinger @ Capital Plumbing ca</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729557847471271198noreply@blogger.com