Experiment and Simulation Study on the Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Walls
Joint Authors
Zhang, Wenjie
Hao, Bin
Li, Nianping
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Based on comparative study on two amorphous silicon photovoltaic walls (a-Si PV walls), the temperature distribution and the instant power were tested; and with EnergyPlus software, similar models of the walls were built to simulate annual power generation and air conditioning load.
On typical sunshine day, the corresponding position temperature of nonventilated PV wall was generally 0.5~1.5°C higher than that of ventilated one, while the power generation was 0.2%~0.4% lower, which was consistent with the simulation results with a difference of 0.41% in annual energy output.
As simulation results, in summer, comparing the PV walls with normal wall, the heat per unit area of these two photovoltaic walls was 5.25 kWh/m2 (nonventilated) and 0.67 kWh/m2 (ventilated) higher, respectively.
But in winter the heat loss of nonventilated one was smaller, while ventilated PV wall was similar to normal wall.
To annual energy consumption of heating and cooling, the building with ventilated PV wall and normal wall was also similar but slightly better than nonventilated one.
Therefore, it is inferred that, at low latitudes, such as Zhuhai, China, air gap ventilation is suitable, while the length to thickness ratio of the air gap needs to be taken into account.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Wenjie& Hao, Bin& Li, Nianping. 2014. Experiment and Simulation Study on the Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Walls. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Wenjie…[et al.]. Experiment and Simulation Study on the Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Walls. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Wenjie& Hao, Bin& Li, Nianping. Experiment and Simulation Study on the Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Walls. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1037270
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1037270