Table 2 Air conditioning setting mode and energy-saving ratio.

From: The effect of changing heat use patterns on residential energy efficiency in a Japanese smart community

Setting mode (HSSM)

Air conditioning schedule and temperature setpoints in HSSM

Occupancy rate (OCR)

Air conditioning saving (\(\:{\varvec{E}\varvec{S}\varvec{R}}_{\varvec{a}\varvec{c}}\))

Total energy saving (\(\:\varvec{E}\varvec{S}\varvec{R}\))

MODE 1 (Baseline)

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100%

0%

0%

MODE 2

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100%

↓ 24%

↓ 9%

MODE 3

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54–71%

↓ 29%

↓ 10%

MODE 4

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54–71%

↓ 38%

↓ 14%