Photovoltaic Greenhouses: Comparison of Optical and Thermal Behaviour for Energy Savings
Joint Authors
Castellucci, Sonia
Honorati, Tommaso
Carlini, Maurizio
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The production of energy from renewable sources, the diversification of the productive activities, and the development of photovoltaic technology and integrated systems have led to the development of solar greenhouses.
The interest of the developers and designers is now to seek new approaches to combine the electricity and food production optimally.
The interaction of factors as outside local climate, exposure, slope, soil, altitude, wind conditions, structural materials, or cultivated plant species, influences greatly the energy balance.
This paper illustrates the comparison of optical and thermal behavior of a solar greenhouse and a similar glass greenhouse, devoted to the production of soil-less tomatoes in three different Italian areas, with computational aspects and methods of the TRNSYS simulation.
Values of climatic parameters are obtained as a responce for the feasibility of the cultivation under PV modules.
The results show energy savings both for heating and cooling due to PV panels, adding a new reason for the realization of these systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carlini, Maurizio& Honorati, Tommaso& Castellucci, Sonia. 2012. Photovoltaic Greenhouses: Comparison of Optical and Thermal Behaviour for Energy Savings. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029740
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carlini, Maurizio…[et al.]. Photovoltaic Greenhouses: Comparison of Optical and Thermal Behaviour for Energy Savings. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029740
American Medical Association (AMA)
Carlini, Maurizio& Honorati, Tommaso& Castellucci, Sonia. Photovoltaic Greenhouses: Comparison of Optical and Thermal Behaviour for Energy Savings. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029740
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1029740