Façade solar collectors

Building Applications, Opportunities and Challenges of Active Shading Systems: A State-of-the-Art Review

“…Integration of solar collectors with exterior shading devices can reduce solar radiation and at the same time generate heat. Solar collector devices have been investigated in some researches, and research methods typically include heat output estimation, numerical model calculation [43,130] and simulation analysis [131].…”

Energy conservation using solar collectors integrated with building louver shading devices

“…Integrating solar collectors with windows that provide shade and rain protection enhances the features and characteristics of buildings and benefits building environments. Solar collector devices have been studied for years, and research methods typically include heat output estimation, numerical model calculation [9,10], and simulation analysis [11,12]. Simulation analysis regarding various latitudes and window orientations was also conducted.…”

The significance of scaling effects in a solar absorber plate with micro-channels

“…Several scholars have published various approaches to building integration of solar systems [4][5][6][7] as well as studies dedicated to optimising absorber plates [8][9][10][11], however, there is limited work in the literature on the application of micro-channels to solar systems. Some of the few researchers who have published work in this area include Khamis Mansour [12]; who looked at flat plate rectangular channelled absorber plate, Sharma and Diaz [13] who investigated its application in evacuated tube collector and Deng, et al [14] who studied a novel FPC with micro-channel heat pipe array.…”