Title :
Building integration of an amorphous silicon photovoltaic facade
Author :
Ossenbrink, Heinz A. ; Rigolini, Luigi ; Chehab, Oussama ; Van der Venne, Olaf
Author_Institution :
Joint Res. Centre, Comm. of the Eur. Communities, Ispra, Italy
Abstract :
A large photovoltaic facade was retrofitted to an industrial building complex of the Joint Research Centre. Amorphous silicon technology was chosen to cover the maximum possible area at a minimum of costs. The a-Si substrates are laminated within a double-glass facade element. Total area of the facade is 770 m2, probably the largest PV facade in operation. Total power output fed into the grid is approximately 25 kWp after stabilisation. Emphasis was put on the architectural design and the visualisation of the function of the system to a wider public by an interactive user-display
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cell arrays; solar cells; 25 kW; Joint Research Centre; Si; a-Si substrates; amorphous silicon photovoltaic facade; architectural design; building integration; double-glass facade element; industrial building complex; interactive user-display; lamination; Amorphous silicon; Buildings; Costs; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Renewable energy resources; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Testing; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520073
