The role and benefits of solar water heating in the energy demands of low-income dwellings in Brazil

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2835-2845

  Naspolini, H F ^a   Militao H S G ^a   Ruther R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Demand side management; Electrical shower with electronic temperature control; Low income housing; Solar energy; Solar water heating

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY HEATING; DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENTS; DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES; DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION; ELECTRICAL LOAD; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE; END USERS; ENERGY BILLS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY-CONSTRAINED; FINANCIAL BENEFITS; HEATING DEVICES; HIGH-POWER; HOT WATER; HOT WATER TANKS; INVESTMENT COSTS; LOAD CURVES; LOW LOAD; LOW-INCOME HOUSING; PAYBACK TIME; PEAK DEMAND; POWER COSTS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS; SHOWERHEAD; SOLAR WATER HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; UTILITY COMPANIES; VARIABLE POWER;

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; CLIMATOLOGY; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WATER; WATER TANKS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77955472697     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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