Investigating the thermal behaviour and degradation rate of BIPV modules: Case study of a high-rise office building under different climatic conditions

Juliana Emanuella Gonçalves, T. van Hooff, Dirk Saelens

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The building sector is considered a promising niche for photovoltaic (PV) deployment in general and in particular for the concept of building integrated PV (BIPV). An interesting BIPV application is in high-rise office buildings as facade elements, enabling the exploitation of large surface areas for energy generation in the built environment. This paper investigates the behavior of BIPV modules when integrated in high-rise buildings. The focus is on thermal aspects, including the annual temperature distribution and the equivalent temperature, the latter representing the cumulative effects of thermal degradation. The openIDEAS environment and a validated BIPV model are used to simulate the building thermal conditions and to obtain the BIPV (cell) temperature and power output. Five different locations with diverse climatic conditions are considered: Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Seville (Spain), Naples (FL, USA), Cape Town (South Africa), and Munich (Germany). The results have shown that both temperature distribution and equivalent temperature vary significantly among the locations, with Riyadh and Seville having the highest temperature while Munich and Cape Town the lowest. Furthermore, little difference was observed between equator-oriented and west/east orientations of the BIPV modules for all locations. Finally, wind effects seem to have an important impact on both equivalent temperature as well as energy yield.

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Originele taal-2Engels
TitelProceedings of European Union Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC) 2019
Pagina's1740 - 1745
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StatusGepubliceerd - 9 sep. 2019
Evenement36th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, EU PVSEC 2019 - Marseille, Frankrijk
Duur: 9 sep. 201913 sep. 2019
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/conference/eupvsec-2019

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Congres36th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, EU PVSEC 2019
Verkorte titelEU PVSEC 2019
Land/RegioFrankrijk
StadMarseille
Periode9/09/1913/09/19
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