Author, as appears in the article.: Najjar, Mohammad K.; Qualharini, Eduardo Linhares; Hammad, Ahmed W. A.; Boer, Dieter; Haddad, Assed

Department: Enginyeria Mecànica

e-ISSN: 1937-0709

URV's Author/s: Boer, Dieter-Thomas

Keywords: Photovoltaic modules Nearly zero energy buildings Experimental design Energy consumption Building integrated photovoltaic system

Abstract: © 2019 by the authors. Use of photovoltaic modules in buildings has been reported to be an effective tool in managing energy consumption. The novelty in the research herein is in a framework that integrates different performance parameters through the use of an experimental design to expect all variables via linear regression analysis. An emphasis is placed on making the method readily available to practitioners and experts in the area of renewable energy, using standard procedure and easily accessible software. This work empowers the decision-making process and sustainability through a parametric analysis of the installation of photovoltaic modules to increase their energy output towards nearly zero energy buildings. A case study of a group of photovoltaic modules is examined in four cities with different locations and climate data to validate the proposed framework. Results demonstrate that the installation of photovoltaic modules on the mounted roof is better than elevations, and the vertical installation of modules is the worst possible inclination to maximize the yielded energy. The impact of inclination is higher than orientation in influencing the energy productivity of photovoltaic modules. This work specifies integrating such modules mounted on roofs and elevations towards the equator line, by a proportion of inclination/latitude equal to 85 ± 3%, to maximize the energy output.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment Medicina i Management, monitoring, policy and law Interdisciplinar Historia Hardware and architecture Green & sustainable science & technology Geography, planning and development Geografía Geociências Environmental studies Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Ensino Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Energy engineering and power technology Education Computer science (miscellaneous) Computer networks and communications Ciências agrárias i Building and construction Biotecnología Biodiversidade Arquitetura, urbanismo e design Arquitetura e urbanismo

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 19370709

Author's mail: dieter.boer@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-5532-6409

Record's date: 2023-07-31

Journal volume: 11

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/10/2992

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Sustainability. 11 (10):

APA: Najjar, Mohammad K.; Qualharini, Eduardo Linhares; Hammad, Ahmed W. A.; Boer, Dieter; Haddad, Assed (2019). Framework for a Systematic Parametric Analysis to Maximize Energy Output of PV Modules Using an Experimental Design. Sustainability, 11(10), -. DOI: 10.3390/su11102992

Article's DOI: 10.3390/su11102992

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Publication Type: Journal Publications