Building America Research Benchmark Definition: Updated ...

Research Toward Zero Energy Homes January 2008 • NREL/TP-550-42662
Building America Research Benchmark
Definition, Updated December 20, 2007



All Events over 3 Week Period
800
Clothes Washer 700 Dishwasher
Bath600 Shower
Sink500
400
300
200
100
0
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21
Day Number
4 5 0
MELs
4 0 0 Refrigerator
Range
3 5 0
Dishwasher
Clothes Dryer
3 0 0
Clothes Washer
2 5 0
2 0 0
1 5 0
1 0 0
5 0
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4
Hour of Day
Robert Hendron
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Building Technologies Program
Liter/hour
A
verage Hourly Electricity (kWh/hr)Technical Report Building America Research
NREL/TP-550-42662
Benchmark Definition January 2008
Updated December 20, 2007
R. Hendron
Prepared under Task No. BET88004

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