Preliminary Proposal of a Shading System Composed of Photovoltaic Modules and Phase Change Material

Abstract:

Energy efficiency of buildings is one of the basic requirements of current architectural engineering. The new recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) calls for all new buildings to be nearly zero energy buildings by the end of 2020. To achieve this target is quite challenging. The article deals with the design of a shading system, which consists of lamination made from photovoltaic modules and phase change materials. The lamination is composed of thin but durable photovoltaic modules, which are located on the profile formed from aluminum in which the phase change material is mounted. The shading system is a part of the building facade from the exterior side. In this article there are presented results of simulation of a single zone which was set with a shading system using two different phase change materials.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 820)
• Pages: 218-223
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.820.218
• Online since: January 2016
• Authors: Richard Jedinák*
• Keywords: Lamination, Phase Change Materials, Photovoltaic Modules

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