| Title |
The Effect of Seasonal Change in Characteristics of Hygiene Activity on Domestic Hot Water Energy Consumption |
| Authors |
Park, Kwang-il ; Kwak, In-Gyu ; Mun, Sun-Hye ; Huh, Jung-Ho |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_SC.2018.34.5.51 |
| Keywords |
Domestic hot water ; Hygiene activity ; Hot water energy consumption ; Prediction model |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of seasonal change in characteristics of hygiene activity on domestic hot water energy consumption. With 16 residents of 4 households, the data about frequency of hygiene activity and water temperature was collected from February to August, 2017.The results of collected data discovered that the frequency of hygiene activity was higher especially in summer, whereas the consumption of warm water they used was higher in winter. The seasonal change in characteristics of hygiene activity was analyzed to be changed and strongly influenced by outdoor temperature .The influence of characteristics of hygiene activity on hot water consumption was analyzed. There was 13% of difference between consumption that was calculated taking characteristics of hygiene activity into account and consumption that was not. Therefore, this study suggested hygiene activity schedule, hot water profile and hot water consumption pattern, which can be utilized for improving simulation as well. |