Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades
In this study a novel static concentrating photovoltaic (PV) system, suitable for use in windows or glazing façades, has been designed. The developed smart Concentrating PV (CPV) system is lightweight, low cost and able to generate electricity. Additionally, this system automatically responds to cli...
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| author | Wu, Yupeng Connelly, Karen Liu, Yuzhe Gu, Xiaowen Gao, Yanfeng Chen, George Z. |
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| description | In this study a novel static concentrating photovoltaic (PV) system, suitable for use in windows or glazing façades, has been designed. The developed smart Concentrating PV (CPV) system is lightweight, low cost and able to generate electricity. Additionally, this system automatically responds to climate by varying the balance of electricity generated from the PV with the amount of solar light and heat permitted through it into the building. It therefore offers the potential to contribute to, and control, energy consumption within buildings. A comprehensive optical analysis of the smart CPV is undertaken via 3-D ray tracing technique. To obtain optimal overall optical performance of the novel smart CPV analysis has been based upon all necessary design parameters including the average reflectivity of the thermotropic reflective layer, the glazing cover dimension, the glazing cover materials as well as the dimensions of the solar cells. In addition, a hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) hydrogel polymer, suitable for use as the reflective thermotropic layer for the smart CPV system, was synthesized and experimentally studied. |
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| spelling | nottingham-401152020-05-04T18:05:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40115/ Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades Wu, Yupeng Connelly, Karen Liu, Yuzhe Gu, Xiaowen Gao, Yanfeng Chen, George Z. In this study a novel static concentrating photovoltaic (PV) system, suitable for use in windows or glazing façades, has been designed. The developed smart Concentrating PV (CPV) system is lightweight, low cost and able to generate electricity. Additionally, this system automatically responds to climate by varying the balance of electricity generated from the PV with the amount of solar light and heat permitted through it into the building. It therefore offers the potential to contribute to, and control, energy consumption within buildings. A comprehensive optical analysis of the smart CPV is undertaken via 3-D ray tracing technique. To obtain optimal overall optical performance of the novel smart CPV analysis has been based upon all necessary design parameters including the average reflectivity of the thermotropic reflective layer, the glazing cover dimension, the glazing cover materials as well as the dimensions of the solar cells. In addition, a hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) hydrogel polymer, suitable for use as the reflective thermotropic layer for the smart CPV system, was synthesized and experimentally studied. Elsevier 2016-08-31 Article PeerReviewed Wu, Yupeng, Connelly, Karen, Liu, Yuzhe, Gu, Xiaowen, Gao, Yanfeng and Chen, George Z. (2016) Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades. Solar Energy, 133 . pp. 111-118. ISSN 1471-1257 Smart concentrating PV; Ray tracing; Optical efficiency; Thermotropic layer http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038092X16002437 doi:10.1016/j.solener.2016.03.046 doi:10.1016/j.solener.2016.03.046 |
| spellingShingle | Smart concentrating PV; Ray tracing; Optical efficiency; Thermotropic layer Wu, Yupeng Connelly, Karen Liu, Yuzhe Gu, Xiaowen Gao, Yanfeng Chen, George Z. Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades |
| title | Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades |
| title_full | Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades |
| title_fullStr | Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades |
| title_short | Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades |
| title_sort | smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades |
| topic | Smart concentrating PV; Ray tracing; Optical efficiency; Thermotropic layer |
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