Energy Data Visualizations on Smartphones for Triggering Behavioral Change: Novel Vs. Conventional
Author | Al-Kababji, Ayman |
Author | Alsalemi, Abdullah |
Author | Himeur, Yassine |
Author | Bensaali, Faycal |
Author | Amira, Abbes |
Author | Fernandez, Rachael |
Author | Fetais, Noora |
Available date | 2022-12-29T07:34:43Z |
Publication Date | 2020 |
Publication Name | Proceedings - 2020 IEEE 2nd Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference, GPECOM 2020 |
Resource | Scopus |
Abstract | This paper conveys the importance of using suitable data visualizations for electrical energy consumption and the effect it carries on reducing said consumption. Data visualization tools construct an important pillar in energy micro-moments, i.e., the concept of providing the right information at the right time in the right way for a specific power consumer. Such behavioral change can be triggered with the help of good recommendations and suitable visualizations to convey the right message. A questionnaire is built as a mobile application to evaluate different groups of conventional and novel visualizations. Conventional charts are restricted to bar, line and stacked area charts, while novel visualizations contain heatmap, spiral and appliance-level stacked bar charts. Significant findings gathered from participants' responses indicate that they are slightly inclined towards conventional charts. However, their understanding of the novel charts is better by 8% when the analysis questions are investigated. Finally, a question is answered on whether a group of visualizations should be discarded completely, or some modifications can be applied. 2020 IEEE. |
Sponsor | ACKNOWLEDGMENT This paper was made possible by National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) grant No. 10-0130-170288 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Subject | behavioral change data visualization Energy efficiency Firebase Firestore mobile application react native |
Type | Conference Paper |
Pagination | 312-317 |
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