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An outdoor Test Reference Environment for double skin applications of Building Integrated PhotoVoltaic Systems

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ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
Volume 50, Issue -, Pages 63-73

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.023

Keywords

Building Integrated PhotoVoltaic (BIPV) systems; Harmonisation; Outdoor testing; Dynamic analysis; Modelling

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  1. Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, FPU program [AP2008-01801]

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The article presents and discusses an outdoor Test Reference Environment (TRE) for double skin applications of Building Integrated PhotoVoltaic (BIPV) Systems. From the experience gained during the past 20 years in several EC research projects, an experimental tested design for a common Test Reference Environment is proposed. This outdoor test set-up allows the assessment of experimental data for electrical and thermal performance evaluation of photovoltaic systems integrated as double skin applications in the building envelope. The specific design of the Test Reference Environment makes it possible to study in a harmonised way through electrical and thermal energy flow analysis, the impact of different materials for PV modules and construction design of building envelopes. The energy balance for BIPV double skin applications is presented as well. The experimental data has been used for validation of modelling work by several academic groups which has resulted in an improved knowledge on the heat transfer, in particular the convective heat exchange coefficient for the specific double skin boundary conditions. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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