Multifunctional Integrated photovoltaic window with advanced features of energy harvesting and indoor shading control: Hardware implementation

The aim of this paper is to present the concept of the photovoltaic window (PVW) that uses PV cells on each element of the window blind. The window blind will be mounted inside of the window. The PVW potential to generate energy is up to 100 W/m². The preliminary tests show that this is possible to obtain this power based on advanced Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm. The Multifunctional Integrated PVW (MIPVW) solution proposed here can control the entry of natural light as well. Furthermore, the MIPVW maintains the thermal and acoustic insulation features of the initial window. The goal of this paper is to shown the design of MIPVW concept.