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Design tools for the electrical configuration of architecturally‐integrated PV in buildings
Author(s) -
Nofuentes G.,
Almonacid G.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199911/12)7:6<475::aid-pip285>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , architectural engineering , field (mathematics) , computer science , work (physics) , ideal (ethics) , energy (signal processing) , systems engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , epistemology , pure mathematics
PV in buildings has to meet aesthetic, energy and economic criteria and it also must deal with spatial constraints in the planning of new installations. In some cases, PV designers use surfaces different from the optimal one, whilst in others the PV field is divided into two or more differently oriented subsections. This paper presents some time‐saving tables and charts for predicting the energy behaviour and to help size the inverter of such PV systems. These easy‐to‐use tools have been analysed and validated by four real case studies, taking into account some non‐ideal operation conditions. An orientative economic analysis completes this work. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.