Title :
Photovoltaics Application in Building Design : Building Integrated Photovoltaics Design in Solar Decathlon 2007
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Archit., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
To deal with the energy crisis, alternative energy has been widely used to replace fuel sources. Solar power is a safe, clean and renewable energy, among all the solar technologies, photovoltaics is the most promising technology which can convert solar energy into electricity. It is becoming increasingly popular and applied to many areas of life. One of the most important applications is building integrated photovoltaics. This paper described the application of BIPV in solar decathlon competition 2007, summarized performance of the house in the measured energy balance contest and also the author discussed some notable issues in BIPV design.
Keywords :
building integrated photovoltaics; renewable energy sources; building integrated photovoltaics design; photovoltaics application; renewable energy; solar decathlon 2007; solar energy; solar power; Batteries; Building integrated photovoltaics; Cooling; Costs; Energy consumption; Energy conversion; Fuels; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy resources; Solar energy;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2010 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4812-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4813-5
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2010.5448909
