Leaking electricity in domestic appliances
Many types of home electronic equipment draw electric power when switched off or not performing their principal functions. Standby power use (or ''leaking electricity'') for most appliances ranges from 1 - 20 watts. Even though standby use of each device is small, the combined standby power use of all appliances in a home can easily exceed 50 watts. Leaking electricity is already responsible for 5 to 10 percent of residential electricity use in the United States and over 10 percent in Japan. An increasing number of white goods also have standby power requirements. There is a growing international effort to limit standby power to around one watt per device. New and existing technologies are available to meet this target at little or no extra cost.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 793734
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-43387; R&D Project: 671801; TRN: US200212%%198
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 50th Annual International Appliance Technical Conference, West Lafayette, IN (US), 05/10/1999--05/12/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1 May 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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