Water heating contributes up to 40% of a household's total electricity usage and places a
substantial burden on the electricity grid due to high power ratings and users' largely …

In 2013 83% of energy in the German residential sector is used for the preparation of
domestic hot water (13%) and space heating (70%). Thermal demand profiles are essential …

A long-term field study recording domestic hot water (DHW) consumption in households was
used to tune a load profile generator. The methodology used in this load profile generator is …

A novel strategy that combines separate probabilistic models developed by other
researchers into a unified model for generating schedules of active occupancy, domestic hot …

An increased number of intermittent renewables poses a threat to the system balance. As a
result, new tools and concepts, like advanced demand-side management and smart grid …

The modeling and simulation of domestic hot water systems, including solar thermal and co-
generation technologies, relies on accurate, high time-step resolution water consumption …

Domestic hot water usage (DHW) accounts for a significant share of energy consumption in
different types of buildings. Achieving a detailed characterization of domestic hot water …

Domestic hot water (DHW) profile is required to estimate energy use and system design.
Few onsite data and simulation-based studies are available in literature focusing on hourly …

An energy management system (EMS) that controls energy equipment in residential
dwellings contributes to energy conservation and cost reduction. A hot energy demand …

From a sustainable development perspective, reducing hot water consumption poses the
opportunity for increasing water and energy efficiency simultaneously. Comparing with the …