Research Article
Energy Audit and Feasibility of Solar PV Energy System: Case of a Commercial Building
Table 2
Current energy use for the building.
| Appliance | Power rating (W) | Quantity | Connected load (W) | Operating time (h) | Daily energy (kWh) |
| Refrigerator | 120 | 4 | 480 | 24 | 3.4 | Fan | 75 | 7 | 525 | 6 | 3.15 | Air conditioners | 1800 | 5 | 9000 | 5 | 45 | Printers | 1200 | 3 | 3600 | 6 | 21.6 | 32 TV | 120 | 4 | 480 | 7 | 3.36 | Internet router | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 0.15 | Computers | 100 | 5 | 500 | 7 | 3.5 | CCTV cameras | 15 | 9 | 135 | 12 | 1.62 | Kettles | 1200 | 4 | 4800 | 1 | 4.8 | Rice cookers | 1200 | 2 | 2400 | 0.75 | 1.8 | Laminator | 1300 | 3 | 3900 | 2 | 7.8 | Emergency bulbs | 6 | 12 | 78 | 12 | 0.936 | Incandescent bulbs | 60 | 15 | 900 | 8 | 7.2 | Total energy need in a day | 104.316 | Total energy need in a month (31 days) | 3233.796 | Total energy need in a year (365 days) | 38075.34 |
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