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SHAVING RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRICITY PEAKS BY INTELLIGENT USE OF THE BUILDING THERMAL MASS.

Author(s) : REDDY T. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

BRIEFLY REVIEWS DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES BY WHICH ELECTRIC PEAKS CAN BE SHAVED IN SINGLE RESIDENCES WITH AIR CONDITIONING. PROPOSES ALTERNATIVE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES OF PEAK SHAVING THAT USE MODERN ELECTRONICS AND A MORE INTELLIGENT USE OF THE THERMAL MASS STORAGE INHERENT IN THE STRUCTURE AND FURNISHINGS OF THE HOUSE. USES THE FRAMEWORK OF A SIMPLIFIED ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE TO PREDICT THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF THE RESIDENCE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SWITCHED OFF AND ILLUSTRATES THE VALIDITY OF SUCH SIMPLIFIED ESTIMATES WITH MONITORED DATA FROM AN ACTUAL RESIDENCE. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 26, N 4, 1991/07-08, 91-01110.

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  • Original title: SHAVING RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRICITY PEAKS BY INTELLIGENT USE OF THE BUILDING THERMAL MASS.
  • Record ID : 1992-1331
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Energy, Int. J. - vol. 16 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 1991/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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