A real-life assessment on the effect of smart appliances for shifting households' electricity demand

Applied Energy

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 335-343

  Kobus, Charlotte B A ^a,b   Klaassen, Elke A M ^a,c   Mugge, Ruth ^b   Schoormans, Jan P L ^b  

^a Asset Management Department of Enexis BV   (Netherlands)

^b Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demand response; Energy management systems; Longitudinal user study; Smart appliances

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WASHERS; WASHING; WASHING MACHINES;

DEMAND RESPONSE; DYNAMIC ELECTRICITY TARIFFS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SMART APPLIANCES; SMART WASHING MACHINES; USER STUDY;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

DENMARK;

EID: 84924898170     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.073     Document Type: Article

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