Weather sensitivity in household appliance energy end-use

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-174

  Hart, Melissa ^a   De Dear, Richard ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Degree day; Household appliance; Residential Energy Study (RES); Weather sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; REFRIGERATORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DEGREE-DAY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY STUDY (RES); WEATHER SENSITIVITY;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES;

EID: 0346969769     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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