Thermal performance of PV modules as building elements: Analysis under real operating conditions of different technologies.

Toledo, Carlos Juárez; López-Vicente, Rodolfo; Abad, José Antonio; Urbina, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110087

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“…For example, de-carbonizing of the building stocks by 2050 is one of Europe's most important long-term targets that accounts for approximately 36% of the European Union's CO 2 emissions [13]. Photovoltaic technology plays an important role in the transition of buildings to becoming low-carbon ones [14]. The typology of urban areas has a profound impact on sunlight access and building energy efficiency and consumption levels [15][16][17][18].…”

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A Comparative Assessment for the Potential Energy Production from PV Installation on Residential Buildings

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This paper targets the future energy sustainability and aims to estimate the potential energy production from installing photovoltaic (PV) systems on the rooftop of apartment’s residential buildings, which represent the largest building sector. Analysis of the residential building typologies was carried out to select the most used residential building types in terms of building roof area, number of floors, and the number of apartments on each floor. A computer simulation tool has been used to calculate the electricity production for each building type, for three different tilt angles to estimate the electricity production. Tilt angle, spacing between the arrays, the building shape, shading from PV arrays, and other roof elements were analyzed for optimum and maximum electricity production. The electricity production for each household has been compared to typical household electricity consumption and its future consumption in 2030. The results show that installing PV systems on residential buildings can speed the transition to renewable energy and energy sustainability. The electricity production for building types with 2–4 residential units can surplus their estimated future consumption. Building types with 4–8 residential units can produce their electricity consumption in 2030. Building types of 12–24 residential units can produce more than half of their 2030 future consumption.

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A Comparative Assessment for the Potential Energy Production from PV Installation on Residential Buildings

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“…However, so far, only a few studies have provided empirical temperature correlations for facade BIPV applications (e.g. [55,70]). that the multi-physics BIPV model presented in this paper is part of a comprehensive simulation framework for the performance assessment of buildings.…”

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Simulating building integrated photovoltaic facades: Comparison to experimental data and evaluation of modelling complexity

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“…For example, the integration of PV modules into architectural and structural components of buildings (building-integrated PVs [BIPV]), where relatively low efficiencies can be accepted, also sets some other constraints (transparency, color, and flexibility) that can make OSC the technology of choice. [287] In this respect, however, very recent work has also demonstrated the potential of PSCs in this field of application. [288] OSCs and PSCs can also outperform other PV systems in indoor applications and for harvesting ambient light.…”

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Toward Real Setting Applications of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells: A Comparative Review

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The development of efficient, reliable, and clean energy sources is one of the global priorities for enabling a sustainable transition toward a green society and economy. The third‐generation solar cells, such as organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PSCs), are among the most promising platforms for the generation of electrical power from sunlight for a wide range of applications. However, the widespread diffusion of emerging photovoltaics technologies is hampered by issues occurring in the translation of laboratory‐scale R&D efforts to real settings. Herein, starting from a thorough survey of latest research on OSC and PSC technologies, critical factors related to fabrication and operation of solar cells, especially in terms of materials properties/requirements and beyond metrics built on efficiency only, are analyzed. On this basis, OSCs and PSCs are compared in terms of their potential in real application scenarios, also highlighting their peculiarities in view of their future large‐scale utilization.

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Thermal performance of PV modules as building elements: Analysis under real operating conditions of different technologies.

Cited by 29 publications

References 32 publications

A Comparative Assessment for the Potential Energy Production from PV Installation on Residential Buildings

A Comparative Assessment for the Potential Energy Production from PV Installation on Residential Buildings

Simulating building integrated photovoltaic facades: Comparison to experimental data and evaluation of modelling complexity

Toward Real Setting Applications of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells: A Comparative Review

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