The potential of building-integrated (BIPV) and building-applied photovoltaics (BAPV) in single-family, urban residences at low latitudes in Brazil

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 290-297

  Santos, Ísis Portolan Dos ^a,b   Rüther, Ricardo ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Building applied photovoltaics (BAPV); Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); Energy positive buildings; Photovoltaic generation; Photovoltaics in buildings; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL OUTPUT; BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DECLINING COSTS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; IN-BUILDINGS; LOW LATITUDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PV SYSTEM; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; RESIDENTIAL HOUSE; SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR MODULE; SOLAR PVS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

HOUSES; INTEGRATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; ROOFS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 84861818170     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.052     Document Type: Article

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