We focused on developing penetration-type semitransparent thin-film solar cells(STSCs) using hydrogenated amorphous Si(a-Si:H) for a building-integrated photovoltaic(BIPV) window system. Instead of conventional p-type...We focused on developing penetration-type semitransparent thin-film solar cells(STSCs) using hydrogenated amorphous Si(a-Si:H) for a building-integrated photovoltaic(BIPV) window system. Instead of conventional p-type a-Si:H, p-type hydrogenated microcrystalline Si oxide(p-μc-SiOx:H) was introduced for a wide-bandgap and conductive window layer. For these purposes, we tuned the CO2/SiH4 flow ratio(R) during p-μc-SiOx:H deposition. The film crystallinity decreased from 50% to 13% as R increased from 0.2 to 1.2. At the optimized R of 0.6, the quantum efficiency was improved under short wavelengths by the suppression of p-type layer parasitic absorption. The series resistance was well controlled to avoid fill factor loss at R = 0.6. Furthermore, we introduced dual buffers comprising p-a-SiOx:H/i-a-Si:H at the p/i interface to alleviate interfacial energy-band mismatch. The a-Si:H STSCs with the suggested window and dual buffers showed improvements in transmittance and efficiency from 22.9% to 29.3% and from 4.62% to 6.41%, respectively, compared to the STSC using a pristine p-a-Si:H window.展开更多
With the dramatic development of renewable energy all over the world,and for purpose of adjusting energy structure,the Ministry of Construction of China plans to promote the large scale application of renewable energy...With the dramatic development of renewable energy all over the world,and for purpose of adjusting energy structure,the Ministry of Construction of China plans to promote the large scale application of renewable energy in buildings. In order to ensure the validity of policy-making,this work firstly exerts a method to do cost-benefit analysis for three kinds of technologies such as building-integrated solar hot water (BISHW) system,building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology and ground water heat pump (GWHP). Through selecting a representative city of every climate region,the analysis comes into different results for different climate regions in China and respectively different suggestion for policy-making. On the analysis basis,the Ministry of Construction (MOC) and the Ministry of Finance of China (MOF) united to start-up Building-integrated Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects (BIREDP) in 2006. In the demonstration projects,renewable energy takes place of traditional energy to supply the domestic hot water,electricity,air-conditioning and heating. Through carrying out the demonstration projects,renewable energy related market has been expanded. More and more relative companies and local governments take the opportunity to promote the large scale application of renewable energy in buildings.展开更多
Building-Integrated photovoltaics(BIPV)have emerged as a promising sustainable energy solution,relying on accurate energy production predictions and effective decarbonization strategies for efficient deployment.This p...Building-Integrated photovoltaics(BIPV)have emerged as a promising sustainable energy solution,relying on accurate energy production predictions and effective decarbonization strategies for efficient deployment.This paper presents a novel approach that combines photogrammetry and deep learning techniques to address the problem of BIPV decarbonization.The method is called BIM-AITIZATION referring to the integration of BIM data,AI techniques,and automation principles.It integrates photogrammetric data into practical BIM parameters.In addition,it enhances the precision and reliability of PV energy prediction by using artificial intelligence strategies.The primary aim of this approach is to offer advanced,data-driven energy forecasts and BIPV decarbonization while fully automating the underlying process.To achieve this,the first step is to capture point cloud data of the building through photogrammetric acquisition.This data undergoes preprocessing to identify and remove unwanted points,followed by plan segmentation to extract the plan facade.After that,a meteorological dataset is assembled,incorporating various attributes that influence energy production,including solar irradiance parameters as well as BIM parameters.Finally,machine and deep learning techniques are used for accurate photovoltaic energy predictions and the automation of the entire process.Extensive experiments are conducted,including multiple tests aimed at assessing the performance of diverse machine learning models.The objective is to identify the most suitable model for our specific application.Furthermore,a comparative analysis is undertaken,comparing the performance of the proposed model against that of various established BIPV software tools.The outcomes reveal that the proposed approach surpasses existing software solutions in both accuracy and precision.To extend its applicability,the approach is evaluated using a building case study,demonstrating its ability to generalize effectively to new building data.展开更多
Building-Integrated Photovoltaic(BIPV)on vertical façades is a potential PV application in today’s buildings.The performance of BIPV on façades is significantly influenced by the façade orientation.For...Building-Integrated Photovoltaic(BIPV)on vertical façades is a potential PV application in today’s buildings.The performance of BIPV on façades is significantly influenced by the façade orientation.For tropical cities,the optimum façade orientation,in terms of maximum energy yield and daylight performance,cannot be simply determined,due to relatively symmetrical sun path throughout the day.This study therefore aims to determine the optimum orientation for BIPV on tropical building façades.To achieve the objective,experiment,modelling,and computational simulation are conducted to evaluate the BIPV energy yield and to predict the indoor daylight performance in a scale-model building with a 105Wp monocrystalline silicon PV,facing each cardinal orienta-tion in Bandung,Indonesia.The South orientation yields practically zero ASE_(1000,250),providing the best annual daylight performance,and yielding the most desirable value in four out of five daylight metrics.The greatest annual energy yield is at the North orientation,providing 179-186 kWh(95%prediction interval)per year,but with larger uncertainty compared to that at the South,due to direct sunlight occurrence.Based on three different objective functions,the South orientation is considered optimum for placing the BIPV panel on the prototype façade in the location.展开更多
The design and potential application analysis of the novel solar-absorbing integrated facade module and its corresponding building-integrated solar facade water heating system are presented in this study.Compared with...The design and potential application analysis of the novel solar-absorbing integrated facade module and its corresponding building-integrated solar facade water heating system are presented in this study.Compared with the conventional building envelope,the main novities of the proposed facade module lie in its contributions towards the supplied water preheating to loads and the internal heat gain reduction.Besides,the proposed building-integrated solar facade water heating system broadens the combination modes of the solar thermal system and the building envelope.A dynamic model is introduced first for system design and performance prediction.To evaluate the energy-saving potential and feasibility of the implementation of the proposed facade module,this paper carried out a suitable case study by replacing the conventional facade module in the ongoing retrofitting project of a kitchen,part of the canteen of a graduate school.The detailed thermal performances of three system design options are compared in the typical winter and summer weeks and throughout the year,and then,with the preferred system design,the economic,energy,and environmental effects of the proposed system are evaluated.It was found that the system with a high flow rate of the circulating water is suggested.The annual electricity saved reaches 4175.3 kWh with yearly average thermal efficiency at 46.9%,and its corresponding cost payback time,energy payback time,and greenhouse gas payback time are 3.8,1.7,1.7 years,respectively.This study confirms the feasibility and long-term benefits of the proposed building-integrated solar facade water heating system in buildings.展开更多
Substantially glazed facades are extensively used in contemporary high-rise buildings to achieve attractive architectural aesthetics.Inherent conflicts exist among architectural aesthetics,building energy consumption,...Substantially glazed facades are extensively used in contemporary high-rise buildings to achieve attractive architectural aesthetics.Inherent conflicts exist among architectural aesthetics,building energy consumption,and solar energy harvesting for glazed facades.In this study,we addressed these conflicts by introducing a new dynamic and vertical photovoltaic integrated building envelope(dvPVBE)that offers extraordinary flexibility with weather-responsive slat angles and blind positions,superior architectural aesthetics,and notable energy-saving potential.Three hierarchical control strategies were proposed for different scenarios of the dvPVBE:power generation priority(PGP),natural daylight priority(NDP),and energy-saving priority(ESP).Moreover,the PGP and ESP strategies were further analyzed in the simulation of a dvPVBE.An office room integrated with a dvPVBE was modeled using EnergyPlus.The influence of the dvPVBE in improving the building energy efficiency and corresponding optimal slat angles was investigated under the PGP and ESP control strategies.The results indicate that the application of dvPVBEs in Beijing can provide up to 131%of the annual energy demand of office rooms and significantly increase the annual net energy output by at least 226%compared with static photovoltaic(PV)blinds.The concept of this novel dvPVBE offers a viable approach by which the thermal load,daylight penetration,and energy generation can be effectively regulated.展开更多
This paper discusses the potential and prospect of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) for solar electrical power generation in China.The BIPV technology has been identified as the most economical renewable energ...This paper discusses the potential and prospect of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) for solar electrical power generation in China.The BIPV technology has been identified as the most economical renewable energy resource to contribute to world electrical energy demand for protecting environment from reduced fossil fuel consumption.The available solar energy resource of 14 cities and the potential power generation from PV claddings in buildings in China were estimated.The economical analysis of BIPV application is discussed.It is found that the potential is significant and the government should play an important role in its development.展开更多
As interest in the distributed generation of solar power system in a building fa c,ade continues to increase,its technical performance(i.e.the amount of electricity generation)should be carefully investigated before i...As interest in the distributed generation of solar power system in a building fa c,ade continues to increase,its technical performance(i.e.the amount of electricity generation)should be carefully investigated before its implementation.In this regard,this study aimed to develop the nine-node-based finite element model for estimating the technical performance of the distributed generation of solar power system in a building fa c,ade(FEM9-node),focusing on the improvement of the prediction performance.The developed model(FEM9-node)was proven to be superior to the four-node-based model(FEM4-node),which was developed in the previous study,in terms of both prediction accuracy and standard deviation.In other words,the prediction accuracy(3.55%)and standard deviation(2.93%)of the developed model(FEM9-node)was determined to be superior to those of the previous model(FEM4-node)(i.e.4.54%and 4.39%,respectively).The practical application was carried out to enable a decision maker(e.g.construction manager,facility manager)to understand how the developed model works in a clear way.It is expected that the developed model(FEM9-node)can be used in the early design phase in an easy way within a short time.In addition,it could be extended to any other countries in a global environment.展开更多
Clean-energy technologies have been welcomed due to environmental concerns and high fossil-fuel costs.Today,photovoltaic(PV)cells are among the most well-known technologies that are used today to integrate with buildi...Clean-energy technologies have been welcomed due to environmental concerns and high fossil-fuel costs.Today,photovoltaic(PV)cells are among the most well-known technologies that are used today to integrate with buildings.Particularly,these cells have attracted the attention of researchers and designers,combined with the windows and facades of buildings,as solar cells that are in a typical window or facade of a building can reduce the demand for urban electricity by generating clean electricity.Among the four generations that have been industrialized in the development of solar cells,the third generation,including dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSCs)and perovskite,is used more in combination with the facades and windows of buildings.Due to the characteristics of these cells,the study of transparency,colour effect and their impact on energy consumption is considerable.Up to now,case studies have highlighted the features mentioned in the building combination.Therefore,this paper aims to provide constructive information about the practical and functional features as well as the limitations of this technology,which can be used as a reference for researchers and designers.展开更多
Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is a promising technology to decarbonize urban energy systems viaharnessing solar energy available on building envelopes. While methods to assess solar irradiation, especiallyo...Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is a promising technology to decarbonize urban energy systems viaharnessing solar energy available on building envelopes. While methods to assess solar irradiation, especiallyon rooftops, are well established, the assessment on building facades usually involves a higher effort due tomore complex urban features and obstructions. The drawback of existing physics-based simulation programsare that they require significant manual modeling effort and computing time for generating time resolveddeterministic results. Yet, solar irradiation is highly intermittent and representing its inherent uncertainty maybe required for designing robust BIPV energy systems. Targeting on these drawbacks, this paper proposes adata-driven model based on Deep Generative Networks (DGN) to efficiently generate stochastic ensembles ofannual hourly solar irradiance time series on building facades with uncompromised spatiotemporal resolutionat the urban scale. The only input required are easily obtainable fisheye images as categorical shading maskscaptured from 3D models. In principle, even actual photographs of urban contexts can be utilized, given they are semantically segmented. The potential of our approach is that it may be applied as a surrogate for timeconsuming simulations, when facing lacking information (e.g., no 3D model exists), and to use the generatedstochastic time-series ensembles in robust energy systems planning. Our validations exemplify a good fidelityof the generated time series when compared to the physics-based simulator. Due to the nature of the usedDGNs, it remains an open challenge to precisely reconstruct the ground truth one-to-one for each hour of theyear. However, we consider the benefits of the approach to outweigh the shortcomings. To demonstrate themodel’s relevance for urban energy planning, we showcase its potential for generative design by parametricallyaltering characteristic features of the urban environment and producing corresponding time series on buildingfacades under different climatic contexts in real-time.展开更多
Building Integrated Concentrating Solar Power (BI-CSP) schematic studies with small scale exterior two-axis tracking heliostats anchored on and semi-shading long span hanging roofs with elevated receiver(s) are presen...Building Integrated Concentrating Solar Power (BI-CSP) schematic studies with small scale exterior two-axis tracking heliostats anchored on and semi-shading long span hanging roofs with elevated receiver(s) are presented for populated urban and rural locations. Hanging roofs (inverted shallow dome shape) with two-way structural cables and mostly square infill prefabricated slabs/panels supported from a perimeter horizontal circular donut shape rim-girder-platform without a center tension ring studies are for comparing to radial cable structural configurations with a center tension ring. Cable gap grouting between slabs/panels form a pre-tensioned inverted shell structure after temporary weights are removed. Securing vertical heliostat posts studies include: three vertical bolts cast in grout gap two-way cables intersections for three point adjustment of horizontal post base plates;and one-axis adjustable manufactured post brackets bolted to sloped roof surfaces at holes cast in the gaps/slabs. A main case study schematic is around a 30m/100ft diameter hanging roof with a 0.07 sag/diameter ratio with around 271 1m2 heliostats for 230kWt solar thermal steam or air to around 300degC/572degF building integrated thermal energy storage (molten salt, firebricks, etc.) and applications (water purification, cooling, industrial process heat, etc.). A BI-CSP hanging roofs R&D project proposal is outlined: with a circular roof study diameter range of around 25m/82ft-200m/656ft diameter for comparing two-way and radial cable structural configurations for distributed steam stations and a wide range of application temperatures.展开更多
基金supported by the Energy Technology Development Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) under grant Nos. 20163010012560 and 20172010104940
文摘We focused on developing penetration-type semitransparent thin-film solar cells(STSCs) using hydrogenated amorphous Si(a-Si:H) for a building-integrated photovoltaic(BIPV) window system. Instead of conventional p-type a-Si:H, p-type hydrogenated microcrystalline Si oxide(p-μc-SiOx:H) was introduced for a wide-bandgap and conductive window layer. For these purposes, we tuned the CO2/SiH4 flow ratio(R) during p-μc-SiOx:H deposition. The film crystallinity decreased from 50% to 13% as R increased from 0.2 to 1.2. At the optimized R of 0.6, the quantum efficiency was improved under short wavelengths by the suppression of p-type layer parasitic absorption. The series resistance was well controlled to avoid fill factor loss at R = 0.6. Furthermore, we introduced dual buffers comprising p-a-SiOx:H/i-a-Si:H at the p/i interface to alleviate interfacial energy-band mismatch. The a-Si:H STSCs with the suggested window and dual buffers showed improvements in transmittance and efficiency from 22.9% to 29.3% and from 4.62% to 6.41%, respectively, compared to the STSC using a pristine p-a-Si:H window.
文摘With the dramatic development of renewable energy all over the world,and for purpose of adjusting energy structure,the Ministry of Construction of China plans to promote the large scale application of renewable energy in buildings. In order to ensure the validity of policy-making,this work firstly exerts a method to do cost-benefit analysis for three kinds of technologies such as building-integrated solar hot water (BISHW) system,building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology and ground water heat pump (GWHP). Through selecting a representative city of every climate region,the analysis comes into different results for different climate regions in China and respectively different suggestion for policy-making. On the analysis basis,the Ministry of Construction (MOC) and the Ministry of Finance of China (MOF) united to start-up Building-integrated Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects (BIREDP) in 2006. In the demonstration projects,renewable energy takes place of traditional energy to supply the domestic hot water,electricity,air-conditioning and heating. Through carrying out the demonstration projects,renewable energy related market has been expanded. More and more relative companies and local governments take the opportunity to promote the large scale application of renewable energy in buildings.
基金This work was supported by CESI EST and the GRAND EST region.The authors are very grateful to Mourad ZGHAL for fruitful discussions and Benoit DESTENAY(Teacher&responsible in charge of education at CESI school of engineering),Pierre BALLESTER,Cemal OCAKTAN,Oussama OUSSOUS and SOW Mame-Cheikh for technical assistance.The authors are grateful to GBAGUIDI HAORE Sevi(Teacher&responsible in charge of education at CESI school of engineering)and energy expert for his excellent technical support on the subject of the energy decarbonization of buildings.We would like to thank Ophéa-Eurométropole Habitat Strasbourg for allowing us to have the energy production data for these buildings.
文摘Building-Integrated photovoltaics(BIPV)have emerged as a promising sustainable energy solution,relying on accurate energy production predictions and effective decarbonization strategies for efficient deployment.This paper presents a novel approach that combines photogrammetry and deep learning techniques to address the problem of BIPV decarbonization.The method is called BIM-AITIZATION referring to the integration of BIM data,AI techniques,and automation principles.It integrates photogrammetric data into practical BIM parameters.In addition,it enhances the precision and reliability of PV energy prediction by using artificial intelligence strategies.The primary aim of this approach is to offer advanced,data-driven energy forecasts and BIPV decarbonization while fully automating the underlying process.To achieve this,the first step is to capture point cloud data of the building through photogrammetric acquisition.This data undergoes preprocessing to identify and remove unwanted points,followed by plan segmentation to extract the plan facade.After that,a meteorological dataset is assembled,incorporating various attributes that influence energy production,including solar irradiance parameters as well as BIM parameters.Finally,machine and deep learning techniques are used for accurate photovoltaic energy predictions and the automation of the entire process.Extensive experiments are conducted,including multiple tests aimed at assessing the performance of diverse machine learning models.The objective is to identify the most suitable model for our specific application.Furthermore,a comparative analysis is undertaken,comparing the performance of the proposed model against that of various established BIPV software tools.The outcomes reveal that the proposed approach surpasses existing software solutions in both accuracy and precision.To extend its applicability,the approach is evaluated using a building case study,demonstrating its ability to generalize effectively to new building data.
基金supported by the Ministry of Education,Culture,Research,and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,through the In-donesia Collaboration Research Program(RKI)2022.
文摘Building-Integrated Photovoltaic(BIPV)on vertical façades is a potential PV application in today’s buildings.The performance of BIPV on façades is significantly influenced by the façade orientation.For tropical cities,the optimum façade orientation,in terms of maximum energy yield and daylight performance,cannot be simply determined,due to relatively symmetrical sun path throughout the day.This study therefore aims to determine the optimum orientation for BIPV on tropical building façades.To achieve the objective,experiment,modelling,and computational simulation are conducted to evaluate the BIPV energy yield and to predict the indoor daylight performance in a scale-model building with a 105Wp monocrystalline silicon PV,facing each cardinal orienta-tion in Bandung,Indonesia.The South orientation yields practically zero ASE_(1000,250),providing the best annual daylight performance,and yielding the most desirable value in four out of five daylight metrics.The greatest annual energy yield is at the North orientation,providing 179-186 kWh(95%prediction interval)per year,but with larger uncertainty compared to that at the South,due to direct sunlight occurrence.Based on three different objective functions,the South orientation is considered optimum for placing the BIPV panel on the prototype façade in the location.
基金the financial supports from Foshan Science and Technology Innovation Project(2018IT100363)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2022A1515110180)Guangdong Technology-transfer Center for the Commercialization of University-Innovations(zc01010000059).
文摘The design and potential application analysis of the novel solar-absorbing integrated facade module and its corresponding building-integrated solar facade water heating system are presented in this study.Compared with the conventional building envelope,the main novities of the proposed facade module lie in its contributions towards the supplied water preheating to loads and the internal heat gain reduction.Besides,the proposed building-integrated solar facade water heating system broadens the combination modes of the solar thermal system and the building envelope.A dynamic model is introduced first for system design and performance prediction.To evaluate the energy-saving potential and feasibility of the implementation of the proposed facade module,this paper carried out a suitable case study by replacing the conventional facade module in the ongoing retrofitting project of a kitchen,part of the canteen of a graduate school.The detailed thermal performances of three system design options are compared in the typical winter and summer weeks and throughout the year,and then,with the preferred system design,the economic,energy,and environmental effects of the proposed system are evaluated.It was found that the system with a high flow rate of the circulating water is suggested.The annual electricity saved reaches 4175.3 kWh with yearly average thermal efficiency at 46.9%,and its corresponding cost payback time,energy payback time,and greenhouse gas payback time are 3.8,1.7,1.7 years,respectively.This study confirms the feasibility and long-term benefits of the proposed building-integrated solar facade water heating system in buildings.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52078269 and 52325801).
文摘Substantially glazed facades are extensively used in contemporary high-rise buildings to achieve attractive architectural aesthetics.Inherent conflicts exist among architectural aesthetics,building energy consumption,and solar energy harvesting for glazed facades.In this study,we addressed these conflicts by introducing a new dynamic and vertical photovoltaic integrated building envelope(dvPVBE)that offers extraordinary flexibility with weather-responsive slat angles and blind positions,superior architectural aesthetics,and notable energy-saving potential.Three hierarchical control strategies were proposed for different scenarios of the dvPVBE:power generation priority(PGP),natural daylight priority(NDP),and energy-saving priority(ESP).Moreover,the PGP and ESP strategies were further analyzed in the simulation of a dvPVBE.An office room integrated with a dvPVBE was modeled using EnergyPlus.The influence of the dvPVBE in improving the building energy efficiency and corresponding optimal slat angles was investigated under the PGP and ESP control strategies.The results indicate that the application of dvPVBEs in Beijing can provide up to 131%of the annual energy demand of office rooms and significantly increase the annual net energy output by at least 226%compared with static photovoltaic(PV)blinds.The concept of this novel dvPVBE offers a viable approach by which the thermal load,daylight penetration,and energy generation can be effectively regulated.
文摘This paper discusses the potential and prospect of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) for solar electrical power generation in China.The BIPV technology has been identified as the most economical renewable energy resource to contribute to world electrical energy demand for protecting environment from reduced fossil fuel consumption.The available solar energy resource of 14 cities and the potential power generation from PV claddings in buildings in China were estimated.The economical analysis of BIPV application is discussed.It is found that the potential is significant and the government should play an important role in its development.
文摘As interest in the distributed generation of solar power system in a building fa c,ade continues to increase,its technical performance(i.e.the amount of electricity generation)should be carefully investigated before its implementation.In this regard,this study aimed to develop the nine-node-based finite element model for estimating the technical performance of the distributed generation of solar power system in a building fa c,ade(FEM9-node),focusing on the improvement of the prediction performance.The developed model(FEM9-node)was proven to be superior to the four-node-based model(FEM4-node),which was developed in the previous study,in terms of both prediction accuracy and standard deviation.In other words,the prediction accuracy(3.55%)and standard deviation(2.93%)of the developed model(FEM9-node)was determined to be superior to those of the previous model(FEM4-node)(i.e.4.54%and 4.39%,respectively).The practical application was carried out to enable a decision maker(e.g.construction manager,facility manager)to understand how the developed model works in a clear way.It is expected that the developed model(FEM9-node)can be used in the early design phase in an easy way within a short time.In addition,it could be extended to any other countries in a global environment.
文摘Clean-energy technologies have been welcomed due to environmental concerns and high fossil-fuel costs.Today,photovoltaic(PV)cells are among the most well-known technologies that are used today to integrate with buildings.Particularly,these cells have attracted the attention of researchers and designers,combined with the windows and facades of buildings,as solar cells that are in a typical window or facade of a building can reduce the demand for urban electricity by generating clean electricity.Among the four generations that have been industrialized in the development of solar cells,the third generation,including dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSCs)and perovskite,is used more in combination with the facades and windows of buildings.Due to the characteristics of these cells,the study of transparency,colour effect and their impact on energy consumption is considerable.Up to now,case studies have highlighted the features mentioned in the building combination.Therefore,this paper aims to provide constructive information about the practical and functional features as well as the limitations of this technology,which can be used as a reference for researchers and designers.
文摘Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is a promising technology to decarbonize urban energy systems viaharnessing solar energy available on building envelopes. While methods to assess solar irradiation, especiallyon rooftops, are well established, the assessment on building facades usually involves a higher effort due tomore complex urban features and obstructions. The drawback of existing physics-based simulation programsare that they require significant manual modeling effort and computing time for generating time resolveddeterministic results. Yet, solar irradiation is highly intermittent and representing its inherent uncertainty maybe required for designing robust BIPV energy systems. Targeting on these drawbacks, this paper proposes adata-driven model based on Deep Generative Networks (DGN) to efficiently generate stochastic ensembles ofannual hourly solar irradiance time series on building facades with uncompromised spatiotemporal resolutionat the urban scale. The only input required are easily obtainable fisheye images as categorical shading maskscaptured from 3D models. In principle, even actual photographs of urban contexts can be utilized, given they are semantically segmented. The potential of our approach is that it may be applied as a surrogate for timeconsuming simulations, when facing lacking information (e.g., no 3D model exists), and to use the generatedstochastic time-series ensembles in robust energy systems planning. Our validations exemplify a good fidelityof the generated time series when compared to the physics-based simulator. Due to the nature of the usedDGNs, it remains an open challenge to precisely reconstruct the ground truth one-to-one for each hour of theyear. However, we consider the benefits of the approach to outweigh the shortcomings. To demonstrate themodel’s relevance for urban energy planning, we showcase its potential for generative design by parametricallyaltering characteristic features of the urban environment and producing corresponding time series on buildingfacades under different climatic contexts in real-time.
文摘Building Integrated Concentrating Solar Power (BI-CSP) schematic studies with small scale exterior two-axis tracking heliostats anchored on and semi-shading long span hanging roofs with elevated receiver(s) are presented for populated urban and rural locations. Hanging roofs (inverted shallow dome shape) with two-way structural cables and mostly square infill prefabricated slabs/panels supported from a perimeter horizontal circular donut shape rim-girder-platform without a center tension ring studies are for comparing to radial cable structural configurations with a center tension ring. Cable gap grouting between slabs/panels form a pre-tensioned inverted shell structure after temporary weights are removed. Securing vertical heliostat posts studies include: three vertical bolts cast in grout gap two-way cables intersections for three point adjustment of horizontal post base plates;and one-axis adjustable manufactured post brackets bolted to sloped roof surfaces at holes cast in the gaps/slabs. A main case study schematic is around a 30m/100ft diameter hanging roof with a 0.07 sag/diameter ratio with around 271 1m2 heliostats for 230kWt solar thermal steam or air to around 300degC/572degF building integrated thermal energy storage (molten salt, firebricks, etc.) and applications (water purification, cooling, industrial process heat, etc.). A BI-CSP hanging roofs R&D project proposal is outlined: with a circular roof study diameter range of around 25m/82ft-200m/656ft diameter for comparing two-way and radial cable structural configurations for distributed steam stations and a wide range of application temperatures.
