Electricity end-uses in the residential sector of Brazil

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 4107-4120

  Ghisi, Enedir ^a   Gosch, Samuel ^a   Lamberts, Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic zoning; Energy analysis; Residential electricity end uses

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESTIMATION; REFRIGERATORS;

BIOCLIMATIC ZONING; ENERGY ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY END-USES;

ELECTRICITY;

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY USE; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248550054     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.02.020     Document Type: Article

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