A study of the potential benefits of semi-transparent photovoltaics in commercial buildings

Kapsis, Konstantinos; Athienitis, Andreas

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2015.02.016

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“…Only in this case, the building element could be considered to be compatible with the multiple issues for integration in transparent facades. Nevertheless, Kapsis et al [76], comparing a-Si, Polycrystalline-Si and thin film organic solar cells, demonstrated that in cooling dominated climates, semi-transparent PVs with 10% transmittance reported the best results in terms of end-use electricity savings and that the optical figures of modules were highly sensitive on the criteria adopted for daylight and lighting control. Olivieri et al [9] analysed the impact of building integrated semi-transparent PV cells on HVAC and lighting loads; they also considered electricity generation.…”

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The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices

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This paper holds a critical review of current research activities dealing with smart architectural glazing worldwide. Hereafter, the main trends are analyzed and critically reported, with open issues, challenges, and opportunities, providing an accurate description of technological evolution of devices in time. This manuscript deals with some well-known, highly performing technologies, such as semitransparent photovoltaics and novel photoelectrochromic devices, the readiest, probably, to reach the final stage of development, to disclose the manifold advantages of multifunctional, smart glazing. The complex, overall effects of their building integration are also reported, especially regarding energy balance and indoor visual comfort in buildings.

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The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices

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“…Kapsis and Athienitis [89] observed the effect of optical properties by simulation on semitransparent PV windows. The parameters evaluated were the orientation of facades, window-to-wall ratio, and electrical lighting.…”

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Semitransparent Building-Integrated Photovoltaic: Review on Energy Performance, Challenges, and Future Potential

Joseph

Pogrebnaya

Kichonge

2019

International Journal of Photoenergy

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Buildings consume large amounts of energy, and their transformation from energy users to producers has attracted increasing interest in the quest to help optimize the energy share, increasing energy efficiency and environmental protection. The use of energy-efficient materials is among the proposed approaches to increase the building’s energy balance, thus increasing the performance of building facades. Semitransparent building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV), being one of the technologies with the potential to increase a building’s energy efficiency, is considered as a feasible method for renewable power generation to help buildings meet their own load, thus serving dual purposes. Semitransparent BIPV integration into buildings not only displaces conventional building facade materials but also simultaneously generates energy while retaining traditional functional roles. The awareness in improving building energy efficiency has increased as well as the awareness in promoting the use of clean or renewable energy technologies. In this study, semitransparent BIPV technology is reviewed in terms of energy generation, challenges, and ways to address limitations which can be used as a reference for the BIPV stakeholders.

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“…Simulation studies are commonly used for this purpose including parameters such as climate, building type, glazing properties, and even the geometry factors and shadings. Such methodologies, using validated models 10,11 or not [12][13][14][15][16][17] , have been proposed by many authors for various PV glazing technologies and climates. Otherwise, overall emery performance has been evaluated separately.…”

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Overall energy assessment and integration optimization process of semitransparent PV glazing technologies

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Karamanis

Peng

et al. 2018

Progress in Photovoltaics

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In order to reduce the building's energy demand, different glass innovative technologies are currently under intensive research and development. However, applicability of a particular technology requires its extensive environmental and energy characterization in building integration. In this work, overall performance (thermal, optical, and electrical) of semitransparent PV windows from different technologies has been assessed and compared with conventional windows. Characterization studies include both field measurements and numerical simulations and reveal the energy saving potential of PV windows on the overall energy demand of an office room and Mediterranean climate conditions. Finally, building integration is optimized by maximizing energy efficiency while keeping acceptable indoor visual comfort for different PV technology, ratio of the glazing surface replaced by PV windows (cover ratio), and orientation.

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A study of the potential benefits of semi-transparent photovoltaics in commercial buildings

Cited by 67 publications

References 43 publications

The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices

The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices

Semitransparent Building-Integrated Photovoltaic: Review on Energy Performance, Challenges, and Future Potential

Overall energy assessment and integration optimization process of semitransparent PV glazing technologies

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