Chow, T.T. and Hand, J. and Strachan, P.A. (2003) Building-integrated photovoltaic and thermal applications in a subtropical hotel building. Applied Thermal Engineering, 23 (16). pp. 2035-2049. ISSN 1359-4311
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Effective cooling of a PV panel is able to increase the electricity output of the solar cells. This paper describes a comparative study of three different options in applying large-scale building-integrated PV technology in a coastal city at the South China Sea. The computational model was based on a 260 m2 mono-crystalline silicon PV wall on a 30-storey hotel building. The numerical analysis was via the ESP-r building energy simulation software. The results showed that the different design options exhibit short-term electrical performance differences, but have similar long-term electricity yields. However, some design options perform much better in reducing the air-conditioning loads of the building.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 5009 |
| Keywords: | photovoltaic, thermal applications, thermal engineering, mechanical engineering, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Building construction, Architecture |
| Subjects: | Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Technology > Building construction Fine Arts > Architecture |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2007 |
| Last modified: | 29 May 2012 09:58 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/5009 |
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