A study on waste electric energy of low income family households in the Philippines.
Date
4-2013
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Major Course
Major in Power Engineering
College
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Catriz, Roderick L.
Committee Member
Agno, Karen-Christian C. Ramoso, John Paolo A. Sumalde, Adrian Augustus M.
Abstract
Majority of families in the Philippines is classified as low income family. For this type of families, minimizing expenses is important and one way of doing this is by conserving energy. This shows the importance of this study which is conducted to determine the waste electric energy at a low income Filipino family household. Surveys were used to reflect the use of appliances and electrical products by such families. Sources of waste energy were also identified and the produced waste energy from each source was determined. To estimate waste energy, power measurements of different appliances and electrical products were done. The measured power and the result of the survey were combined to come up with an analysis showing the waste energy consumed and its corresponding cost per month. The result of the study shows that a significant amount of energy is wasted in a low income family household. Specifically, an average of P22.97 per month is spent by low income families on waste energy if they commit all the identified sources of waste energy. Thus, this suggests that proper use of appliances and electrical products at home should be applied to avoid unnecessary expenses.
Location
UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
Call Number
LG 993.5 2013 E64 G85
Recommended Citation
Guinto, Kristoffer John P., "A study on waste electric energy of low income family households in the Philippines." (2013). Undergraduate Theses. 711.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/711
Document Type
Thesis