Abstract
A survey of residential-energy consumption in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia for the year 1410 A.H. (August 1989-July 1990) has been carried out to provide information concerning residential electrical energy-consumption patterns and to ascertain causes of failures. Monthly energy consumption of 17 randomly selected villas and 63 apartments was monitored. A comparison was then made with data provided by the Saudi Consolidated Electrical Company (SCECO). About 75% of the electrical energy consumption was used for space cooling. Maintenance records of a major air-conditioning service company were also reviewed. For 1990, maintenance services were performed on about 300 residential, central-type units (3-25 tons) and 400 window-type units (1.5-2.0 tons). A large number of air-conditioning unit problems are due to the local environment, which is dust-laden, corrosive and has high ambient temperatures and relative humidities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 967-975 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Energy |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1996 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgemenr-The authors acknowledge support provided by Ring Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Consolidated Electric Company, and Al-Zamil Refrigeration Industries for this research project. Efforts of A. Al-Rubaan in collecting dam are acknowledged.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Modeling and Simulation
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Building and Construction
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Pollution
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Energy
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering