Analysis of Energy Consumption and Behavior of Television in Resident Houses in Thailand

Television is currently a common used electric appliance in most households, Energy consumption behavior of TV is crucial to be investigated in order that the surveyed data can be a useful guideline for future energy conservation. In this article, the author proposed the nationwide TV energy consumption information. A sample included 335 households whose television were actually installed and operated. The sample was derived by randomized sampling for different regions in Thailand, and was categorized based on television type and screen size. The obtained data was compiled as load profile. The analysis result ranged by different sessions of day demonstrated the household TV watching behaviors. The factor value indicated that television can be load factor impacting the overall energy consumption. This information as guideline is worthy for future energy conservation.