Study of minimal power demand and life sustainable time in the residential sector during power failure (in Korea)

An Na Won, Won Hwa Hong

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Abstract

A survey was carried out on 2,250 households around the nation for the purpose of understanding the awareness about minimal power demand and life sustainable time during power failure in the household sector. Implications of this study are as follows. When emergency power can be used during power failure, power required to maintain minimal livelihood was 20.3% of ordinary power use and power needed to maintain maximally abstained life was 27.3% of ordinary power use. 4% responded as We cannot sustain a momen, 13% asAbout 30 minutes, and 75% of cumulative households answered they can sustain for 12 hours. However, it must be noted that about 10% of households showed shortening of life sustainable time during power failure due to existence of infants/weak persons who rely upon medical devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Engineering Research
PublisherTrans Tech Publications
Pages1487-1490
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783038350798
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 2nd International Forum on Mechanical and Material Engineering, IFMME 2014 - Zhuhai, China
Duration: 8 Mar 20149 Mar 2014

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume915-916
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2014 2nd International Forum on Mechanical and Material Engineering, IFMME 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhuhai
Period8/03/149/03/14

Keywords

  • Minimal power demand
  • Power failure
  • Preparation
  • Questionair
  • Residential sector

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