The potential of semitransparent photovoltaic devices for architectural integration
| Autor: | Vittorino Belpoliti, Giacomo Bizzarri, Mark Gillott |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Engineering
Architectural engineering Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Geography Planning and Development Photovoltaic system Photovoltaic mounting system Transportation Photovoltaics Sustainability ComputerSystemsOrganization_SPECIAL-PURPOSEANDAPPLICATION-BASEDSYSTEMS Facade Building-integrated photovoltaics business Building envelope Civil and Structural Engineering Envelope (motion) |
| Zdroj: | Sustainable Cities and Society. 1:178-185 |
| ISSN: | 2210-6707 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scs.2011.07.003 |
| Popis: | Photovoltaic systems are now widely used technologies that are utilised to enhance a building's energy performance. Among the photovoltaic cell types, semitransparent devices have recently found a broader field of application thanks to legislative actions that promote building integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV). This paper presents a review of semitransparent photovoltaic devices and a case-study application, redefining an existing building envelope using a photovoltaic double-skin facade. The active and passive function of the new envelope, assisted by a mechanical ventilation system, allows the optimization of the energy demand. Results show consistent energy/environmental benefits achievable thanks to such system, and a preliminary economic analysis proves its sustainability. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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