Open AccessAPPLICATION OF SOLAR CELLS IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
Author(s) -
Nikola Cekić,
Dragana D. Milosavljević,
Tomislav Pavlović,
Dragoljub Mirjanić
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
contemporary materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-8677
pISSN - 1986-8669
DOI - 10.7251/comen1502104c
Subject(s) - monocrystalline silicon , building integrated photovoltaics , photovoltaic system , architecture , architectural engineering , materials science , photovoltaics , engineering physics , amorphous silicon , solar energy , solar cell , crystalline silicon , engineering , optoelectronics , silicon , electrical engineering , visual arts , art
The paper outlines the basic information on photovoltaic conversion of solar radiation on solar cells made of different materials (monocrystalline, polycrystalline, amorphous silicon, etc.), as well as on building integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV). Moreover, examples of the use of solar cells in contemporary architecture worldwide, Serbia and the Republic of Srpska are given. In conclusion, it is emphasized that the solar cells are increasingly used as façade elements and a source of electrical energy in the building sector. In future cities solar cells and BIPV systems will play evermore an increasingly significant role in façade forming and electrical energy generation in the residential and other types of objects.