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However, a smart meter provides aggregate power consumption, which makes it extremely complex to identify individual home appliances, even using advanced algorithms. In line with this, this paper proposes to analyze the impact of power definitions on the disaggregation of home appliance loads. Moreover, it will also consider the distortion of the voltage grid, which is usually not addressed in the resolution of this problem. This effect will be verified through an approach that is based on a genetic algorithm. 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