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Hotel load

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002906

The electrical power required to operate all auxiliary systems and services on a vessel, aircraft, or train, excluding propulsion. This includes lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, galley equipment, and other onboard amenities. The hotel load can represent a substantial portion of the total power demand, particularly on passenger ships.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002906
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Hotelast; Spanish: carga hotelera; French: charge hôtelière
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002906",
  "term": "Hotel load",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The electrical power required to operate all auxiliary systems and services on a vessel, aircraft, or train, excluding propulsion. This includes lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, galley equipment, and other onboard amenities. The hotel load can represent a substantial portion of the total power demand, particularly on passenger ships.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Hotelast",
    "es": "carga hotelera",
    "fr": "charge hôtelière"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hotel-load/"
}

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