Energy Usage of Residents on Offshore Islands in Taiwan

Lu, Szu Cheng; Chang, Keh Chin; Lin, Wei Min; Chung, Kung Ming

doi:10.3390/su7066652

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“…Residents regularly use electrical appliances because they live according to routine lifestyle patterns [3,13]. However, electrical appliance usages are different between households depending on various factors, such as number of members and location [14]. Sounds from electrical appliances may turn into noise, and household residents could experience discomfort when their neighbors' usage times do not coincide with their own [15].…”

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Utilizing Electricity Consumption Data to Assess the Noise Discomfort Caused by Electrical Appliances between Neighbors: A Case Study of a Campus Apartment Building

Ryu

Kim²,

Choi

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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Real-time collection of household electricity consumption data has been facilitated by an advanced metering infrastructure. In recent studies, collected data have been processed to provide information on household appliance usage. The noise caused by electrical appliances from neighboring households constitutes a major issue, which is related to discomfort and even mental diseases. The assessment of noise discomfort using electricity consumption data has not been dealt with in the literature up to this day. In this study, a method that utilizes electricity consumption data for the assessment of noise discomfort levels caused by electrical appliances between neighboring households is proposed. This method is based on the differences in the usage time of electrical appliances in a collective residential building. The proposed method includes the following four steps: data collection and preprocessing, residential units clustering, noise discomfort modeling, and evaluation of noise discomfort. This method is demonstrated through a case study of a campus apartment building. Variations in the noise discomfort assessment model and measures for alleviating noise discomfort are also discussed. The proposed method can guide the application of electricity consumption data to the assessment and alleviation of noise discomfort from home appliances at an apartment building.

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Utilizing Electricity Consumption Data to Assess the Noise Discomfort Caused by Electrical Appliances between Neighbors: A Case Study of a Campus Apartment Building

Ryu

Kim²,

Choi

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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“…Jridi et al [7] showed that in Tunisia gains in energy efficiency is one of the reasons for acceptance of changes in refrigerators prices. Finally, on energy usage, Lu et al [8] conducted a field study on off-shore islands in Taiwan to investigate the energy usage of local residents comparing household appliance usage in mainland Taiwan. Interestingly, the authors present penetration percentages of appliances such as refrigerators and freezers, but no absolute ownership data is presented. Mills and Mills [9] identified gaming as the most energy-intensive use of personal computers and present peak demand data on the topic, highlighting the need to collect more market data and raise the issue to the consumer.…”

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Household appliances penetration and ownership trends in residential buildings

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Ürge-Vorsatz

Ürge

et al. 2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Understanding the development of the trends in the ownership of different appliances in a historic context in various countries of the world can not only provide important insights for understanding the dynamics of adoption of different appliances, but can also help with foresight: how the future may develop for these or other, new appliances on the market. Although available literature in household appliances energy consumption, energy management and energy efficiency has seen some advances, there is a clear lack in the literature on household appliance ownership. In this paper, historic data is gathered and analysed for several groups of appliance types (white appliances, brown appliances and small appliances) for 12 countries representing four continents, when available since 1970 to date. Countries representing different parts of the world were selected to present an overview on household appliances ownership and energy consumption. One of the first conclusions of the study is that there is little or no information in many countries from South America, Africa or South Asia. Refrigerators, freezers and washing machines ownership are an example of most other white goods. Brown goods appeared in the market at very different time, depending on each one (from the 70s to the late 90s) and their ownership growth is much higher than for the previous ones. Most of small line appliances ownership has not reached saturation yet.

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Energy Sustainability on an Offshore Island: A Case Study in Taiwan

Huang

Lin

et al. 2022

Energies

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This study determines the energy usage pattern for Penghu, which is an island in the Taiwan Strait, for which electricity is the major energy source. There is an increase in electricity consumption as the number of inhabitants and tourists increases. Water supply from desalination plants represents another major electricity demand. To reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, subsidy programs are used to encourage the use of LED lighting and energy-efficient appliances (air conditioners and refrigerators), but not for common appliances, such as chest freezers. Abundant solar radiation in summer and the northeast monsoon in autumn/winter make Penghu an ideal location to take advantage of solar energy and wind power. An undersea cable between Penghu and Taiwan is now available and can be used to stabilize the isolated grid system in Penghu. The target for a low-carbon island can be achieved by installing PV systems and onshore and offshore wind turbines to fulfill the energy demand for the tourism industry.

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Energy Usage of Residents on Offshore Islands in Taiwan

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Utilizing Electricity Consumption Data to Assess the Noise Discomfort Caused by Electrical Appliances between Neighbors: A Case Study of a Campus Apartment Building

Utilizing Electricity Consumption Data to Assess the Noise Discomfort Caused by Electrical Appliances between Neighbors: A Case Study of a Campus Apartment Building

Household appliances penetration and ownership trends in residential buildings

Energy Sustainability on an Offshore Island: A Case Study in Taiwan

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