Title :
Factors effecting energy consumption of household refrigerator-freezers
Author :
Masjuki, H.H. ; Saidur, R. ; Choudhury, I.A. ; Mahlia, T.M.I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Malaya Univ., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of temperature, door opening, thermostat setting position, relative humidity, and loading on energy consumption of a household refrigerator-freezer. The authors´ investigation reveals that temperature has the greatest effect on energy consumption followed by loading. Next greatest effect are due to door opening and thermostat setting position. Relative humidity has minimal effect on energy consumption. With the experimental data, a multiple regression equation has been developed to investigate their combine effect
Keywords :
energy conservation; freezing; humidity; power consumption; refrigeration; refrigerators; thermostats; door opening; energy consumption; energy consumption factors; household refrigerator-freezer; household refrigerator-freezers; loading; multiple regression equation; relative humidity; temperature; thermostat setting; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Home appliances; Humidity; Mechanical engineering; Refrigeration; Standards development; Temperature; Testing; Thermostats;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2000. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6355-8
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2000.888397
