A case study on household electricity uses and their variations due to occupant behavior in Chinese apartments in Beijing

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 679-686

  Jian, Yiwen ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Wei, Shen ^b   Zhang, Yufeng ^c   Bai, Zhen ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Household electricity use; Lighting and appliances; Occupant behavior; Quantitative relationship; Room air conditioners

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; APARTMENT HOUSES; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIGHTING;

ELECTRICITY USE; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION LEVELS; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR; QUANTITATIVE RELATIONSHIP; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ENERGIES; ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 84941553699     PISSN: 13467581     EISSN: 13472852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3130/jaabe.14.679     Document Type: Article

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