Photovoltaic-integrated building facades

J.A. Clarke, J.W. Hand, C.M. Johnstone, N. Kelly and P.A. Strachan

Renewable Energy, 1996, vol. 8, issue 1, 475-479

Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) cells, when integrated within a building facade, offer the possibility of generating electric power and heat for local use or export. This paper reports on a project to investigate the practical operational efficiencies that might be delivered from such facades. The results from laboratory experiments and computer simulations are presented: the former were used to develop an empirical relationship between cell temperature and power output; the latter were undertaken to assess operational efficiencies under a range of climate conditions representative of the UK.

Keywords: Photovoltaic cells; building facades; autonomous heat and power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)88902-6

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