A review of domestic hot water consumption profiles for application in systems and buildings energy performance analysis

E Fuentes, L Arce, J Salom - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Domestic hot water usage (DHW) accounts for a significant share of energy consumption in
different types of buildings. Achieving a detailed characterization of domestic hot water …

Domestic hot water consumption pattern: Relation with total water consumption and air temperature

I Meireles, V Sousa, B Bleys, B Poncelet - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
From a sustainable development perspective, reducing hot water consumption poses the
opportunity for increasing water and energy efficiency simultaneously. Comparing with the …

Combined multi-objective optimization and agent-based modeling for a 100% renewable island energy system considering power-to-gas technology and extreme …

L Li, J Wang, X Zhong, J Lin, N Wu, Z Zhang, C Meng… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Islands are constrained by geographical conditions in terms of energy delivery. Due to weak
connections with the mainland and the power grid, the diversity of island energy demand …

Analysis of electricity consumption and thermal storage of domestic electric water heating systems to utilize excess PV generation

B Yildiz, JI Bilbao, M Roberts, S Heslop, J Dore… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Water heating is one of the most energy intensive applications in households and domestic
electric water heating systems (DEWH) offer large thermal storage for moving electrical load …

Modeling occupant behavior's influence on the energy efficiency of solar domestic hot water systems

X Zhou, S Tian, J An, D Yan, L Zhang, J Yang - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar hot water (SHW) systems are widely used to save energy and reduce CO 2 emissions.
The domestic hot water (DHW) usage behavior of occupants has a significant influence on …

A data-driven electric water heater scheduling and control system

G Shen, ZE Lee, A Amadeh, KM Zhang - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Domestic hot water (DHW) heating accounts for up to 30% of average household energy
use. Compared to gas fired water heaters, electric water heaters (EWH) can be powered by …

[HTML][HTML] A probabilistic hot water usage model and simulator for use in residential energy management

MJ Ritchie, JAA Engelbrecht, MJ Booysen - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Water heating contributes up to 40% of a household's total electricity usage and places a
substantial burden on the electricity grid due to high power ratings and users' largely …

Application of model predictive control to grid flexibility provision by distributed energy resources in residential dwellings under uncertainty

K Sasaki, H Aki, T Ikegami - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to the high penetration of renewable energy sources, power systems require more
flexibility to respond to the fluctuation of variable renewable energy sources. However …

Artificial intelligence-assisted heating ventilation and air conditioning control and the unmet demand for sensors: Part 1. Problem formulation and the hypothesis

CC Cheng, D Lee - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this study, information pertaining to the development of artificial intelligence (AI)
technology for improving the performance of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning …

Predictability analysis of domestic hot water consumption with neural networks: From single units to large residential buildings

LG Maltais, L Gosselin - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Domestic hot water is a major energy load in current residential buildings. Improving the
energy management and efficiency of water heating systems with smart predictive control …