Study to examine the potential for solar energy utilization based on the relationship between urban morphology and solar radiation gain on building rooftops and wall surfaces

Solar Energy

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 362-369

  Takebayashi, Hideki ^a   Ishii, Etsuko ^a   Moriyama, Masakazu ^b   Sakaki, Ai ^b   Nakajima, Shunsuke ^c   Ueda, Hirobumi ^c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA GAS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Building rooftop; Solar radiation gain; Urban morphology; Wall surface

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RADIATION; ROOFS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE POWER GENERATION;

BUILDING COVERAGE RATIOS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; REDUCTION RATIOS; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SURROUNDING BUILDINGS; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; WALL SURFACES;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BUILDING; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY USE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; ROOF; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; WALL;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; OSAKA [KINKI];

EID: 84937773967     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.05.039     Document Type: Article

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