[HTML][HTML] A review of water heating technologies: An application to the South African context

PA Hohne, K Kusakana, BP Numbi - Energy Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
The process of water heating consumes enormous amounts of energy. South African
households may see up to 40% of their total energy be allotted to the heating of water. The …

Improving energy efficiency of thermal processes in healthcare institutions: A review on the latest sustainable energy management strategies

PA Hohne, K Kusakana, BP Numbi - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Healthcare institutions consume large amounts of energy, ranking the second highest
energy-intensive buildings in the commercial sector. Within developed countries, the energy …

Optimal energy management and economic analysis of a grid-connected hybrid solar water heating system: A case of Bloemfontein, South Africa

PA Hohne, K Kusakana, BP Numbi - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the optimal energy management of a hybrid solar electric water heater is
presented. A typical medium density household is considered. Actual historic exogenous …

Technical, environmental and ranking analysis of using solar heating: A case study in South Africa

A Tang, FH Alsultany, V Borisov… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The process of heating water consumes a lot of energy. In South Africa (SA) up to 40% of
household energy consumption is utilized for water heating. In this regard, the use of …

[HTML][HTML] A review of solar and air-source renewable water heating systems, under the energy management scheme

TP Gaonwe, K Kusakana, PA Hohne - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Although traditional electric storage tank water heaters (ESTWHs) are the most frequently
used systems in the world, they are known to be among the highest energy consumers, due …

Energy cost minimization of a multifarious water heating system with energy recovery: A case of a healthcare institution

PA Hohne, K Kusakana, BP Numbi - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy usage intensity of healthcare institutions is extensive. The recorded relative
typical energy consumption of hospitals has been noted to be in the range of 43 to 93 …

Techno-economic comparison of timer and optimal switching control applied to hybrid solar electric water heaters

PA Hohne, K Kusakana… - … Conference on the …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an optimal energy control model is used to evaluate the potential energy cost
saving of a hybrid solar water heater. The aim is to maximize energy cost savings under time …

Cost comparison and optimization of gas electric hybrid heat pumps

TS Amirkhizi, IG Jensen - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The residential heating sector can offer significant load‐shifting possibilities to the energy
system. Currently 400,000 households in Denmark are heated by natural gas boilers. The …

Optimal Energy Management Of Hybrid Systems Connected To Hvac And Water Heating Systems In Healthcare Institutions

PA Hohne - 2021 - ir.cut.ac.za
Healthcare institutions consume large amounts of energy, ranking the second highest
energy intensive building in the commercial sector. This has further been exacerbated by the …

Modeling of a domestic hybrid electric/solar water heating system

DB Atia, MK AL-Saadi, AA Jaddoa - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Dual The electricity demand has increased fast in most parts of the world. Traditional power
plants of fossil fuel energy sources produce electricity combined with environmental …