Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Using a CNN-LSTM-RF Model Considering Label Correlation and Class-Imbalance

Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) is particularly important for demand response. This paper proposes an innovative method based on a deep learning model to recognize the working state of electrical appliances using low frequency load data. The approach includes a data processing step, a deep learning model and a new accuracy calculation method. The data processing step consists of a multi-feature and high-dimensional method (MFHDM) and a pre-training process. The deep learning model consists of a convolutional neural network (CNN), a long-term short-term memory network (LSTM) and a random-forest (RF) algorithm. The proposed method addresses the label correlation problem and the class-imbalance problem. To test the proposed method, the Reference Energy Disaggregation Dataset (REDD) and the Pecan Street dataset (PSD) are used. A comparative analysis with several models shows that the proposed method can effectively improve electrical appliance recognition accuracy and realize NILM.