Miscellaneous electric loads in tropical buildings - an opportunity for energy conservation improvement.

• Main Authors: Kwong, Qi Jie, Adam, Nor Mariah, Goh, Sind Hoi, Raghavan, Vijay R.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27330/1/ID%2027330.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27330/

The small plug loads, or the Miscellaneous Electric Loads (MELs) in the tropical buildings typically account for up to 30% of the total electricity usage and is expected to rise in the near future. However, as compared to other energy consuming building systems, less attention has been paid to the M...