Comparison of Household Energy Consumption Pattern in Residential Buildings

Abstract

Energy in various forms has become the need to survive for man. In order to attain comforting lifestyle, conventional and non-conventional resources are utilized to fullest. In the household sector, energy is utilized for various purposes like thermal comfort, kitchen utilities, entertainment, lighting, personal care utilities, etc. The consumption pattern for each individual household is different. This pattern varies with the income, standard of living, size of the family, and stock and usage of functional utility appliances, etc. In this paper, energy consumption pattern of 24 sample households (classified into three categories) is compared for various functional utilities based on usage of appliances.