تحليل لسلوك استخدام سخانات المياه الكهربائية في إقليم كوردستان العراق

Abstract EN

Using data from survey conducted in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, this paper aims to investigate: the awareness of energy savings measures for electric water heaters; whether or not consumers are implementing suggested measures or not; and if consumers understand and effectively control their electric water heaters energy usage.

Also, the data is used residential energy usage and to determine possible motivations for encouraging users to reduce or alter their electric water heaters energy and warm water consumption.

The results of this questionnaire indicate that: convenience is a key factor in consumers' willingness to implement curtailment actions; users do not understand the energy consumption of their electric water heaters; and they do not know how to control their electric water heaters efficiently.