PART LOAD CHARACTERISTIC OF COP OF RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER BASED ON MEASUREMENT IN ARTFICIAL CLIMATE CHAMBER : Heating/Cooling COP and Energy Consumption of Residential Air Conditioner Part 1

Towards a Residential Air-Conditioner Usage Model for Australia

Realistic models of occupant behaviour in relation to air-conditioner (a/c) use are fundamentally important for developing accurate building energy simulation tools. In Australia and elsewhere, such simulation tools are inextricably bound both in legislation and in the design of new technology, electricity infrastructure and regulatory schemes. An increasing number of studies in the literature ...

Effects of Air Conditioner Sizing on Energy Consumption and Peak Demand in a Hot-Dry Climate

Oversizing of air conditioners is a common practice that reduces comfort and energy efficiency; the practice also results in higher first costs and exacerbates the effects of residential air conditioning on utility peak demand. At a subdivision in a hot dry climate (Redding, CA), a production homebuilder completed several houses at their standard practice equipment sizing of 155 to 185% of the ...

Self Training of a Fault-Free Model for Residential Air Conditioner Fault Detection and Diagnostics

Modeling of Electric Water Heater and Air Conditioner for Residential Demand Response Strategy

Power consumption of household appliances has become a growing problem in recent years because of increasing load density in the residential sector. Improving the efficiency, reducing energy and use of building integrated renewable energy resources are the major key for home energy management. This paper focuses on the development of simulation models for two appliances, namely, an electric wat...

Kicking the Air Conditioner Habit

Air conditioning has become an expected feature in new California homes, even those in cooler coastal locations. Because many Californians run their air conditioners for just a few days out of the year, air conditioners use only 10%–12% of the energy in homes, yet they are responsible for about 43% of the residential peak load. This load from hell has been the bane of California utilities, and ...