The reckless exploitation of resources caused by rapid industrialization and technological development has led to the depletion of energy resources. Therefore, renewable energy is receiving great attention, and many studies are being conducted on solar energy. The efficiency of solar panels used to generate solar energy is affected by the intensity and altitude of the sun and ambient temperature, so many studies adopted solar tracking techniques using separate power supplies. However, there were contradictions in consuming energy to achieve the original purpose of generating energy. Therefore, studies integrating solar panels with movable or dynamic building envelopes have emerged in an attempt to resolve such issues. Therefore, this study suggests the technology and research direction of solar panels to be used in future movable building envelopes by analyzing their characteristics, advantages, and limitations by reviewing previous studies on combining movable building envelopes and solar panels. Ten papers on solar panels and building envelopes were selected by searching related keywords among academic papers published after 2000. The purpose, the solar module coupling method, the operation method of movable building envelopes, and the research results of these papers were analyzed, compared, and organized. The main findings are as follows. Most previous studies on building envelopes applying solar panels attempted to increase efficiency by using the mobility of movable building envelopes. However, various external factors were not considered and focused only on the solar panel. Therefore, further research should be conducted to understand the factors affecting the performance of movable building envelopes and solar panels and the concepts behind them. Also, future research should focus on a wider range of studies to supplement the limited scope of this study.
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