The target of the current study was to review and analyze research activities previous studies on cooling techniques for thermal photovoltaic (PV) systems using phase-change materials. These materials have ability absorb release certain amounts potential heat energy by changing their state from phase (solid–liquid) within a small temperature range. been used regulate lower temperature, increase...

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications are key to increase the share of renewable energy in built environment. A large potential for BIPV deployment is related building facades. The assessment facades depends on accurate modelling exterior convective heat transfer coefficients (eCHTC). However, eCHTC models commonly used tend be simplified. This paper proposes a simulation framewo...

A building integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPVT) system is a complex technology that produces electricity and heat simultaneously. The media in BIPVT only uses heated air as an energy source for heating cooling without other facilities such fans, which facilitates the construction process reduces damages to due freezing or leakage. use of handling unit (AHU) connected air-type collector load ...

This paper presents our research and development of system interfaces between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM), for supporting integrated architectural design and energy simulation. Our methods utilize the BIM authoring tools’ Application Programming Interface (API) to translate BIM into Object-Oriented Physical Models (in Modelica) for building thermal sim...

The building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system have recently drawn interest and demonstrated high potential to assist owners supply both thermal electrical loads. In this paper, the BIPV technology has been reviewed, in terms of its performance, efficiency power generation capacity. Specifically, applications tropical climate regions discussed, together with prospects challenges. For these ...