A-47 Load survey and standardization on residential hot water consumption : Part1. Average and seasonal, daily, time fluctuation of hot water consumption

Abstract

Hot water occupies one third of total residential energy consumption, and development of energy efficient hot water system is critical. For that purpose, the grasp of actual usage is becoming more important. In this paper, hot water consumption is measured in 74 houses, and tendency is analyzed especially on its average and seasonal, daily, time fluctuation. This result indicates the real usage, and could be applied for development for new hot water system.