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Thermal Behavior of a BIPV Combined with Water Storage: An Experimental Analysis

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  • José Marco Lourenço

    (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Laura Aelenei

    (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Miguel Sousa

    (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Jorge Facão

    (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Helder Gonçalves

    (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

Buildings play an active role in the global energy consumption and are required to not only minimize their energy use, but also generate energy in a sustainable manner. The integration of renewable energies in building elements can improve their overall performance, as they are able to replace common construction materials, while offering both electrical and thermal energy. The scope of this paper is to present the first results of an experimental study of a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic system combined with a water storage tank (BIPV-WS), a combined integration not extensively studied yet. Both layers are separated by a ventilated air cavity, and the thermal behavior of the system was analyzed experimentally in real functioning conditions. The water tank performs as a thermal storage, maintaining a regular temperature of about 20–30 °C during a typical winter day of Lisbon for a period of 11 h. Moreover, through the ventilation of the air cavity, the heat provided by the solar panel was naturally recovered to the indoors of the building, while keeping the temperature high enough to heat up the water. During summer, the ventilated BIPV-WS enabled beneficial nocturnal heat loss while delaying diurnal space heating.

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  • José Marco Lourenço & Laura Aelenei & Miguel Sousa & Jorge Facão & Helder Gonçalves, 2021. "Thermal Behavior of a BIPV Combined with Water Storage: An Experimental Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-19, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:9:p:2545-:d:545804
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