Title :
Analysis of energy management in hospitals
Author :
Alhurayess, Saleh ; Darwish, Mohamed K.
Author_Institution :
Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
Abstract :
Huge amounts of energy are consumed by hospitals to improve the health environment for patients. This energy needs to be stable and continuous. Therefore, it is necessary to manage energy consumption. The main aim of such an energy management program is to optimise energy consumption in order to reduce costs and save energy. The purpose of this paper is to analyse energy consumption in hospitals, taking into account different types of loads (air conditioning, medical equipment, etc.).
Keywords :
energy consumption; energy management systems; hospitals; cost reduction; energy consumption; energy management analysis; hospitals; patients; Air conditioning; Biomedical imaging; Buildings; Electricity; Energy consumption; Energy management; Hospitals; Energy consumption in medical centres; Energy management; Energy management in hospitals;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2012 47th International
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2854-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2855-5
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2012.6398665
