The consumption of buildings represents a considerable proportion of global carbon emissions and energy consumption.Building-integrated photovoltaics(BIPV)technology is an important means of reducing emissions and con...The consumption of buildings represents a considerable proportion of global carbon emissions and energy consumption.Building-integrated photovoltaics(BIPV)technology is an important means of reducing emissions and consumption.However,the intricacy and complexity inherent in the design of BIPV systems,particularly in the context of complex urban environments,present a significant challenge to the advancement of BIPV technology.In this study,an enhanced methodology for the design and simulation of BIPV systems is proposed and validated.The methodology proposed comprises four key parts:shadow calculation based on polygon cutting and projection,building photovoltaic resource assessment based on irradiance heat maps,automatic arrangement of photovoltaic modules based on parallel scan lines algorithm,and power generation simulation of BIPV system based on the simulation of modules,cables,and inverters.The methodology was applied and validated through three case studies,with two additional comparisons between proposed method and professional software to assess both the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method.A thorough analysis of the case study and comparison results further confirms that the proposed design method achieves high precision and accuracy.This method offers valuable guidance for the design and simulation of BIPV power plants.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFB4201000).
文摘The consumption of buildings represents a considerable proportion of global carbon emissions and energy consumption.Building-integrated photovoltaics(BIPV)technology is an important means of reducing emissions and consumption.However,the intricacy and complexity inherent in the design of BIPV systems,particularly in the context of complex urban environments,present a significant challenge to the advancement of BIPV technology.In this study,an enhanced methodology for the design and simulation of BIPV systems is proposed and validated.The methodology proposed comprises four key parts:shadow calculation based on polygon cutting and projection,building photovoltaic resource assessment based on irradiance heat maps,automatic arrangement of photovoltaic modules based on parallel scan lines algorithm,and power generation simulation of BIPV system based on the simulation of modules,cables,and inverters.The methodology was applied and validated through three case studies,with two additional comparisons between proposed method and professional software to assess both the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method.A thorough analysis of the case study and comparison results further confirms that the proposed design method achieves high precision and accuracy.This method offers valuable guidance for the design and simulation of BIPV power plants.
