A review on test procedure, energy efficiency standards and energy labels for room air conditioners and refrigerator-freezers

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1888-1900

  Mahlia, T M I ^a   Saidur, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency standards; Energy labels; Refrigerator freezer; Room air conditioner; Test procedure

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LABELS; REFRIGERATORS; STANDARDS; TESTING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS; ENERGY LABELS; REFRIGERATOR FREEZER; ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS; TEST PROCEDURES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79958766966     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.03.037     Document Type: Review

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