Open AccessInfluence of PV facade configuration on the energy demand and visual comfort in office buildings
Author(s) -
Νικόλαος Σκάνδαλος,
Jan Tywoniak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012094
Subject(s) - facade , architectural engineering , daylighting , building integrated photovoltaics , building envelope , renewable energy , zero energy building , photovoltaics , photovoltaic system , electricity , energy demand , work (physics) , civil engineering , environmental science , engineering , thermal , meteorology , environmental economics , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , geography , economics
On the road towards Low or Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB), both a reduction of energy demand and on-site electricity generation from renewable energy systems becomes necessary. Recently, Photovoltaics (PVs) have been widely used in modern buildings as part of the façade, mounted on the envelope or integrated as construction elements. This work investigates the effect of the PV facade configuration on the energy demand and visual comfort of an office building under the semi-continental climate conditions of Prague. Different BIPV systems are compared, focusing on the competing functions associated with the PV system in terms of electrical, thermal and daylighting performance.