Building Integrated Photovoltaics: A Concise Description of the Current State of the Art and Possible Research Pathways

Jelle, Bjørn Petter

doi:10.3390/en9010021

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“…And the more we want to know… and that's the whole fun of it, scientific research included! ", representing a modified extrapolation from a quote by Aristotle, and which in our context was written as a general idea when through research attempting to develop new thermal insulation materials (Jelle et al, 2010), and thereafter also employed for the materials science research pathways and opportunities for building integrated photovoltaics (Jelle, 2016a).…”

Section: Development and Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reviewing the Learning Process through Creative Puzzle Solving

Jelle¹

2017

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Human beings are at a continuous learning process at various levels and with different motivations during their whole lifetime. Puzzle solving may beneficially be applied to increase the motivation, enhance the mastering apprehension, promote the creative processes, expand the ability to engage and solve miscellaneous challenges from various viewpoints, and hence lead to an improved learning process and problem solving capability. That is, the application of puzzles may lead to better learning and increased knowledge in general, stimulating the reasoning process and the apprehension of the need for both creativity and hard work. Thus, teachers of both students and teachers may find it beneficial to utilize the art of puzzle solving. Typically, the puzzles are very suitable for and mostly used in mathematics and natural science classes. Nevertheless, the puzzles are in general also applicable for any type of class. The aim of this study is to examine and discuss the learning process through applying creative puzzle solving as a teaching tool. These aspects are illustrated through a review of several selected puzzle examples.

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Section: Development and Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reviewing the Learning Process through Creative Puzzle Solving

Jelle¹

2017

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“…Reference made to an energy-conscious process design [39] Overview and analysis of current BIPV products: new criteria for supporting the technological transfer in the building sector Possibilities, market options, aesthetic levels; an architectural layering process design approach [43] PV glazing technologies - [36] Building Integrated Photovoltaics: a Concise. Description of the Current State of the Art and Possible Research Pathways Brief mention [37] Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV): review, Potentials, Barriers and Myths…”

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“…Each of these building components provide opportunities for integrating PVs to the building and by extension, for façade customization [36,37,[59][60][61][62]. The main BIPV façade applications extracted from literature [39,43,59,61,63] include curtain walls, glazing, external/shading devices, and innovative applications.…”

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“…However, our survey of recent BIPV reviews over the last 5 years (Table 1) shows that there is only limited information on customization as potential driver for BIPV adoption. Only partial attention has been made of custom BIPV; relating to mention of strategies [35,36] and cost limitations [37]. In two other cases [38,39] a descriptive inventory of several market-ready custom BIPV product applications connecting cell technology and architectural integration is given [38].…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Review on Building Integrated Photovoltaic Façade Customization Potentials

Attoye

Aoul

Hassan³

2017

Sustainability

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Technological advancement in Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) has converted the building façade into a renewable energy-based generator. The BIPV façade is designed to provide energy generation along with conventional design objectives such as aesthetics and environmental control. The challenge however, is that architectural design objectives sometimes conflict with energy performance, such as the provision of view and daylight versus maximum power output. In innovative cases, the characteristics of conventional BIPV façades have been modified by researchers to address such conflicts through customization as an emerging trend in BIPV façade design. Although extensive reviews exist on BIPV product types, design integration, adoption barriers and performance issues, research on BIPV customization has not been reviewed as a solution to BIPV adoption. This paper seeks to review the potential of BIPV façade customization as a means of enhancing BIPV adoption. The current paper identifies customization parameters ranging from the customization category, level, and strategies, and related architectural potential along with an assessment of their impact. The findings reflect that elemental and compositional level customization using combined customization strategies provide enhanced BIPV products. These products are well integrated for both energy generation and aesthetic applications with a power output increase of up to 80% in some cases. The paper concludes that a wide range of BIPV adoption barriers such as aesthetics, architectural integration, and performance can be overcome by appropriate BIPV customization.

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“…According to some review papers [4] [5], BIPV installation is increasing every year and PV systems are integrated into different parts of the building such as roof, external building wall, façade, and windows, although the majority of installations is on roof-top [6]. Most of the researches on BIPV focused on economic and environmental assessment evaluating by investment recovery with consideration of power generation performance [7], life cycle cost (LCC) and energy payback time (EPBT) [4] [11].…”

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Energy Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaics and Fuel Cell Systems: Design Study for Building(s) of Mie, Japan

Nishimura¹,

Kitagawa²,

Hirota³

et al. 2017

SGRE

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A building integrated energy system (photovoltaic (PV) and fuel cell (FC)) is proposed for assessment of the energy self-sufficiency rate in five cities of Mie prefecture in Japan. In this work, it is considered that the electricity requirement of the building is provided by the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system and the gap between the energy demand and BIPV supply is fulfilled by the FC. The FC is powered by the electrolytic H 2 produced from the surplus power of PV. A design study of using the proposed system in five cities in Mie prefecture, which are in center part of Japan, has been performed. It has been observed that the monthly power production from BIPV is higher in spring and summer, while it is lower in autumn and winter at all considered locations. The self-sufficiency rate of the FC system is higher with decreasing households' number and it has been observed that the 12 households are more suitable for full cover of the electricity demand by the combined system of PV and FC. The relationship between the households' number and self-sufficiency rate of the FC system per solar PV installation area can be expressed by exponential curve. The coefficient of the exponential curve can predict the suitable city for the BIPV system with FC system utilizing electrolytic H 2 generated by using excess energy from the PV system.

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Building Integrated Photovoltaics: A Concise Description of the Current State of the Art and Possible Research Pathways

Cited by 88 publications

References 162 publications

Reviewing the Learning Process through Creative Puzzle Solving

Reviewing the Learning Process through Creative Puzzle Solving

A Review on Building Integrated Photovoltaic Façade Customization Potentials

Energy Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaics and Fuel Cell Systems: Design Study for Building(s) of Mie, Japan

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