PhD Thesis - Energy Systems Research Unit - University of Strathclyde

Fig. 2.31 - Occupancy model for a 3 person household created using the methoddescribed by Richardson et al. in [56]By superimposing the electrical demand profiles modelled in Section 2.4 with theclosest matching occupancy profile created using the interactive tool by Richardson,an occupancy profile can be assumed for any household based on the knownelectrical demand profile for that household. Figure 2.32 shows one such case wherethe occupancy profile shown in Figure 2.31 was matched with the electrical demandprofile of household 3B for a characteristic day in May.Fig. 2.32 - Electrical demand profile superimposed on the active occupancy profilefor household 3B for a characteristic day in MayThe electrical demand profile and the active occupancy profile being matched belongto two different datasets (the REMODECE Italian dataset and the UK ‘time-usesurvey’), however, the occupancy profile can be considered a plausible match in that71