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Computational modeling of a BIPV/T ethylene tetrafluoroethylen (ETFE) cushion structure roof

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  • Abdolzadeh, Morteza
  • Sadeqkhani, Mohsen
  • Ahmadi, Alireza

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Building integrated ETFE foils are used as the absorbing structure in the solar energy targeted applications. These foils as a building transparent material have been drawing much more attention for the past decades. In addition, integration of amorphous photovoltaic cells with these ETFE foils is taken into account due to the low production cost and its resistance to high operating temperatures. In the present study, a Building integrated Photovoltaic thermal (BIPV/T) ETFE cushion roof was numerically modeled and the thermal and electrical performances of this system were obtained in two cases: the cushion with the steady state mass flow and the cushion with the air pressure regulator system. Verification of the modeling was performed by comparing the model's results with the available experimental data in the literature. The main strength of the present modeling is consideration of the air pressure regulator system in the modeling process which has not been studied yet. The result of the present study showed that the present model predicts the BIPV/T ETFE cushion performance with a reasonable accuracy and can predict the system performance under different operating conditions. The results also showed that in case of the cushion with the steady state mass flow, the power generation is 15% higher than that of the cushion with the pressure regulator system. However, the cushion with the steady state mass flow has a low net output generated power due to the high consumed power of the blower.

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  • Abdolzadeh, Morteza & Sadeqkhani, Mohsen & Ahmadi, Alireza, 2017. "Computational modeling of a BIPV/T ethylene tetrafluoroethylen (ETFE) cushion structure roof," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 998-1012.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:133:y:2017:i:c:p:998-1012
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.144
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    1. Ren, Xiao & Li, Jing & Jiao, Dongsheng & Gao, Datong & Pei, Gang, 2020. "Temperature-dependent performance of amorphous silicon photovoltaic/thermal systems in the long term operation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 275(C).
    2. Abdelrazik, A.S. & Shboul, Bashar & Elwardany, Mohamed & Zohny, R.N. & Osama, Ahmed, 2022. "The recent advancements in the building integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) systems: An updated review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
    3. Li, Qingxiang & Zanelli, Alessandra, 2021. "A review on fabrication and applications of textile envelope integrated flexible photovoltaic systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 139(C).
    4. Li, Jing & Ren, Xiao & Yuan, Weiqi & Li, Zhaomeng & Pei, Gang & Su, Yuehong & Kutlu, Çağrı & Ji, Jie & Riffat, Saffa, 2018. "Experimental study on a novel photovoltaic thermal system using amorphous silicon cells deposited on stainless steel," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 159(C), pages 786-798.

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