Optimum design of shading-type building-integrated photovoltaic claddings with different surface azimuth angles

Applied Energy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 233-240

  Sun, Liangliang ^a   Lu, Lin ^a   Yang, Hongxing ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

BIPV; Energy saving; Optimum design; Shading type building integrated photovoltaic cladding; Surface azimuth angle

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

AZIMUTH ANGLES; BIPV; BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; COOLING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXTERNAL SHADING DEVICES; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; OPTIMUM DESIGNS;

CLADDING (COATING);

AZIMUTH; BUILDING; CONCRETE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 80055055606     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.01.062     Document Type: Article

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