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dc.contributor.authorCaruana, Cedric-
dc.contributor.authorYousif, Charles-
dc.contributor.authorDebono, Martin-
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-06T16:14:53Z-
dc.date.available2017-11-06T16:14:53Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.citationCaruana, C., Yousif, C., & Debono, M. (2013). Testing the potential of voltage regulation for achieving higher energy efficiency. The ISE Annual Conference, Qawra. 54-62.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/23401-
dc.description.abstractThis paper focuses on energy efficiency of household electrical loads. It concerns a commercial product that aims to lower consumption by decreasing the supply voltage. In practice, the utility voltage is variable and at certain locations it might be consistently on the high side. The potential energy saving of the VO4Home unit is experimentally tested with a real voltage profile. The VO4Home has three settings that correspond to constant voltage reductions of 13V, 16V and 24V. A mix of loads was selected to reflect a typical household load. For the load mix and operating pattern, a minimum energy saving of 7.3% increasing up to circa 8.7% was recorded. The VO4Home is supplied in Malta by CD Power Saving Ltd.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipAlternative Technologies Ltd., Energy Investment Ltd, JMV Vibro Blocks Ltd., Solar Engineering Ltd. and Solar Solutions Ltd.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherUniversity of Malta. Institute for Sustainable Energyen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectElectric apparatus and appliances -- Energy consumptionen_GB
dc.subjectEnergy consumption -- Analysisen_GB
dc.subjectVoltage regulators -- Maltaen_GB
dc.titleTesting the potential of voltage regulation for achieving higher energy efficiencyen_GB
dc.typeconferenceObjecten_GB
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dc.bibliographicCitation.conferencenameSustainable Energy 2013 : the ISE Annual Conferenceen_GB
dc.bibliographicCitation.conferenceplaceQawra, Malta, 21/03/2013en_GB
dc.description.reviewedpeer-revieweden_GB
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