Enhancing the Energy Efficiency of Buildings by Shading with PV Panels in Semi-Arid Climate Zone

Aiman Albatayneh, Renad Albadaineh, Adel Juaidi, Ramez Abdallah, Alberto Zabalo and Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro ()
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Aiman Albatayneh: Energy Engineering Department, School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan
Renad Albadaineh: Energy Engineering Department, School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan
Adel Juaidi: Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus 00970, Palestine
Ramez Abdallah: Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus 00970, Palestine
Alberto Zabalo: Department of Agroforestry Sciences, Huelva University, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro: Department of Engineering, University of Almeria, ceiA3, 04120 Almeria, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-23

Abstract: Solar energy is one of the most abundant and available forms of renewable energy. Reliance on the electricity network can be decreased and net-zero energy achieved by mounting photovoltaic power on the tops of houses. Photovoltaic arrays can also change how the roof’s surface reacts to its environment. The influence of the structural system of a roof and weather on the energy consumption of a building is important. This research is concerned with focusing on the indirect effect of solar photovoltaic rooftop panels (shading effect) on the roof surface to see whether this effect is worth studying and calculating the total electrical load in the residential sector. Photovoltaic panels were modeled as a shading device, and the Integrated Environmental Solution-Virtual Environment Software was used to anticipate the monthly decline and growth in heating and cooling loads associated with the roof level. The influence of a photovoltaic system on a building’s roof-related energy load was measured concerning low-rise residential buildings in Mafraq city, which belongs to a mild dry-warm temperature zone. The findings indicated that a solar roof structure decreased heat loss by 4.85% in the summer and boosted heat transfer by 5.54% in the winter. The results highlight that renewable energy is very important in our times due to climate change and the increased demand for electricity by the residential sector, which is stimulated to find multiple ways to decrease and adapt to this change, and the aim of this paper helps to encourage to use solar energy by identifying the indirect effect of solar panels on building’s rooftops. This investigation also focuses on the value of offering essential instructions to who is concerned to the utilization of alternative energy to heat and cool structures, also will educate the public on a building’s total energy requirements, which is critical for future green structure design.

Keywords: solar energy; rooftop; photovoltaic; shading; semi-arid desert region; Jordan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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