A marketable all-electric solar house: A report of a Solar Decathlon project

Wang, Na; Esram, Trishan; Martinez, Luis A.; McCulley, Michael T.

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2009.05.003

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“…In spite of this limitation, this research goal is to investigate the potentials of integrating the PV technology into the buildings and not to seek ultimate accuracy, especially when the PV market worldwide is continuously evolving new products with higher efficiency and different characteristics that could change any predicted electrical produced value. Moreover, this PV modelling computation in Energy Plus had been proved suitable in many published studies (Al-Sharafi, 2011) (Ordenes, Marinoski, Braun, & Rüther, 2007) (Wang, Esram, Martinez, & McCulley, 2009). …”

Section: Bipv Modelling Computationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Potential of Solar Energy in Saudi Arabia: The Residential Sector

Al-Ghamdi¹,

Alshaibani²

2018

JEA

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Saudi Arabia is considered one of the largest oil consumer countries. The country's contribution to global warming is continuously growing; local consumption of electrical energy is high and the demand is rapidly increasing. Based on the Kingdom's current energy status and its future plans, solar energy is shown as an attractive alternative, ample, reliable and clean resource for sustainable development. This study, review and investigates the potential of implementing solar energy into the Saudi residential sector by optimizing the integration of PV technology into buildings. The study field is confined to the typical Saudi house. Different BIPV placement methods were proposed and investigated through varied cases. Every case was parametrically tested solo in site so its highest energy potential could be measured first, creating a comparative baseline for its potential within the neighborhood-tested scenarios. The resulting impact was measured and analyzed through the measures of energy generation and consumption.

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Section: Bipv Modelling Computationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Potential of Solar Energy in Saudi Arabia: The Residential Sector

Al-Ghamdi¹,

Alshaibani²

2018

JEA

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“…Interdisciplinarity implies more integration and invites a more involved conversation between disciplines to solve common problems from different perspectives and knowledge. Within the building design context, few studies have empirically looked at the design process of an NZEB from the participants' perspective [19]. Attia [20] studied the integrated design process of high-performing buildings to propose a map that attempts to guide and describe each stage of the process, including team competencies and expert assistance required.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

On Net Zero Energy Building Design Methodology: A Case Study Examining Learning as Measured by Interdisciplinary Knowledge Acquisition

Martinez¹,

Rodríguez²,

Flores³

et al. 2023

Adv Environ Eng Res

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Net zero energy building design methodologies include integrative approaches and numerical tools to provide optimal performance and cost-effective results. Team integration, characterized by knowledge transfer between disciplines, has yet to be quantified for the design processes of these buildings. This article proposes a specific methodology for designing net zero energy buildings, tested through a case study design process conducted in an academic setting at Universidad Centroamericana in El Salvador, with the participation of students and faculty members. Through a survey, interdisciplinary knowledge transfer between team members was measured. We found that, without additional instruction, team participants outperformed a control group without project involvement by 16.4% (P < 0.002, t-test) in terms of interdisciplinary knowledge. This result implies that designers acquire new knowledge from other disciplines by interacting and solving design problems, although such acquisition is not uniform between disciplines. Remarkably, results show that the disciplinary groups that acquired the most knowledge about each other are Mechanical Engineering students and Architecture students. These results help us understand how to improve the design process, limit boundaries for disciplinary interactions, and determine which specific knowledge gaps to target per discipline in engineering and architecture education.

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“…A significant number of foreign developments are devoted to the development of the "Solar House" system, the essence of which is that electricity, water supply and heating are provided by the energy of the sun. In the United States, a special competition has even been established that brings together 20 international university teams in the fight to create the most attractive and energy efficient solar houses, which also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere [58][59][60][61][62].…”

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confidence: 99%

Water-air regenerative heat exchanger with increased heat exchange efficiency

Batukhtin

Baranovskaya

2021

E3S Web Conf.

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According to experts’ forecasts, by 2040 the global demand for energy will increase by 37%, and renewable energy sources in the next 20 years will become the fastest growing segment of the world energy, their share in the next decade will grow by about one and a half times. Solar energy is the fastest growing industry among all non-conventional energy sources and is gaining the highest rates of development in comparison with other renewable energy sources. In this article, the authors provide an overview of the technologies that increase the efficiency and productivity of solar panels, only the investigated methods are described that can speed up the process of introducing solar energy instead of traditional. All the methods described can increase the efficiency of systems that are based on the use of the sun as the main source of energy. The authors presented and described the scheme of a solar-air thermal power plant, which will improve energy efficiency through the use of a regenerative air solar collector with increased heat transfer efficiency. Strengthening will be achieved through the use of hemispherical depressions on the surface that receives solar radiation. A schematic diagram is given and the principle of operation of such a solar collector is described in detail. A comparative calculation of the intensification of the solar collector with the use of depressions and without the use as modernization was carried out, on the basis of which a conclusion was made about the efficiency of using this type of solar collector and the economic effect from the application of this method. A description of the method for calculating the solar collector is given, thanks to which this development can be used and implemented in existing heating and hot water supply systems.

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A marketable all-electric solar house: A report of a Solar Decathlon project

Cited by 25 publications

References 2 publications

The Potential of Solar Energy in Saudi Arabia: The Residential Sector

The Potential of Solar Energy in Saudi Arabia: The Residential Sector

On Net Zero Energy Building Design Methodology: A Case Study Examining Learning as Measured by Interdisciplinary Knowledge Acquisition

Water-air regenerative heat exchanger with increased heat exchange efficiency

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