Compromises between form and function in grid-connected, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) at low-latitude sites

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2107-2113

  Urbanetz, Jair ^a,b   Zomer, Clarissa Debiazi ^a   Rüther, Ricardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); Grid connected photovoltaics; Performance of solar generators; Thin film PV

Indexed keywords

BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY YIELDS; GRID-CONNECTED; GRID-CONNECTED PV; PERFORMANCE OF SOLAR GENERATORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PV SYSTEM; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SUMMER MONTHS; THIN-FILM PV; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

BUILDINGS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; INTEGRATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

BUILDING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79956367503     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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