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Experimental Investigation on the Performances of Innovative PV Vertical Structures

Pietro RomanoG. GigliaFilippo PellitteriFabio ViolaGuido AlaAlessandro BusaccaG. AcciariRosario MiceliGabriele AdamoPatrizia LivreriGiuseppe SchettinoMassimo CarusoRiccardo PerniceAntonino ImburgiaAntonino Parisi

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lcsh:Applied optics. PhotonicsComputer science020209 energy02 engineering and technologySettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciSettore ING-INF/01 - ElettronicaOrder (exchange)dye-sensitized solar cell0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringmedia_common.cataloged_instanceRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingEuropean unionphotovoltaic technologyInstrumentationmedia_commonSustainable developmentPhotovoltaic systemlcsh:TA1501-1820021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsSettore ING-IND/31 - ElettrotecnicaWork (electrical)BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaic) technologySettore ING-INF/06 - Bioingegneria Elettronica E InformaticaSustainabilitySystems engineering0210 nano-technology

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The sustainable development of our planet is considerably related to a relevant reduction of CO2 global emissions, with building consumption contributing more than 40%. In this scenario, new technological conceptions, such as building-integrated photovoltaic technology, emerged in order to satisfy the requirements of sustainability imposed by the European Union. Therefore, the aim of this work is to provide a technical and economical comparison of the performances of different vertical-mounted innovative photovoltaic systems, potentially integrated on a building instead of on traditional windows or glass walls. The proposed investigation was carried out by means of experimental tests on three different next-generation vertical structures. The related results are described and discussed, highlighting the advantages and the drawbacks of the proposed technologies.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-07-01Photonics
10.3390/photonics6030086http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/photonics6030086