Title :
A parametric analysis of domestic electricity consumption patterns in Ireland
Author :
McLoughlin, Fintan ; Duffy, Aidan ; Conlon, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dublin Energy Lab., Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
This paper reports findings from a study of electrical load profiles obtained from a survey of a representative cross section of approximately 4,000 Irish dwellings. Electricity demand was recorded at half-hourly intervals for each dwelling over a six month period from 1st July 2009 to 31st December 2009. Descriptive statistics are shown for each electrical parameter such as mean, maximum demand, load factor and time of use (ToU) of electricity consumption. The mean power demand and daily mean load factor of the sample was 0.512 kW and 23.43% respectively for all dwellings over the monitoring period. A mean daily maximum demand of 2.5 kW was recorded for the sample. The most frequent ToU for maximum and minimum electricity consumption over the monitoring period was 18:00-18:30 and 06:30-07:00 respectively.
Keywords :
demand side management; load forecasting; power consumption; power system measurement; Irish domestic electricity consumption pattern; Irish dwelling; electrical load profile; electrical parameter analysis; electricity demand; load factor; mean power demand; Educational institutions; Electricity; Equations; Industries; Mathematical model; Probability distribution; Renewable energy resources; domestic electricity consumption; load profiling;
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2011 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8779-0
DOI :
10.1109/EEEIC.2011.5874814