16:00 Evaluating the Performance of PV Façades
Chair: Monika Hall, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Performance analysis of a multi-colored BIPV system
- New colored PV modules
- Comparing performances of roof and façade installations
- Module efficiency analysis
Falk Dorusch, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Muttenz, Switzerland
Evaluating a BiPV sun-shading system with various software and methods
- Parametric optimization of BiPV façade shading systems
- Comparative analysis repeated with different software
- Performance analysis of a BiPV façade versus a traditional one
Marco Lovati, EURAC, Bolzano, Italy
Net-zero energy balance for high-rise buildings
- Strategies to fulfill the net zero energy balance for a building up to 40 levels
- Comparison of three apartment buildings with PV on the roof and façade integrated
- Investigation of a wide range of parameters
Monika Hall, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Whole building energy analysis of a BIPV curtain wall
- Integrated dynamic model of an office building with BIPV façade
- Performance of several BIPV curtain wall configurations
- Calibration of a BIPV submodel
Wout Parys, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
Performance analysis of the ZigZagSolar BIPV façade system
- Comparing experimental data with simulation results
- Calculating direct and reflected incident radiation
Roland Valckenborg, Solar Energy Application Centre (SEAC), Eindhoven, Netherlands
New paradigm to reduce the capital expenditure for façades
- Colored façades with active building materials
- Appealing design, corporate image, free electricity
- Let your façade generate revenue
Laurent Quittre, ISSOL, Belgium
17:30 End of Conference Day 1