AUTHOR=Wu Zhang , Chul-Soo Kim 

TITLE=A preliminary study understanding the possibility and benefits of solar photovoltaic collector integration with vertical green balconies in building facade reconstruction

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1025564

DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2022.1025564

ISSN=2296-598X

ABSTRACT=Abstract:Thefacadesofbuildingsprovidesignificantpotentialforphotovoltaicpanelsintegration,allowingrenewableenergydeploymentwithinthebuiltenvironment.Inliterature,variousoptions,suchasbuilding-integratedphotovoltaics,building-integratedphotovoltaics-thermalcollectors,building-attachedphotovoltaics,androoftopphotovoltaics,havealreadybeenexplored.However,thisstudyaimedtodevelopanewsolarphotovoltaiccollectors’integrationwithvertical-greenbalconiesinoldhigh-risebuildingsconsideringthefaçadereconstructionconceptsmainlyfocusingonthewaterheatingapplication.Theobjectiveofthisstudyistoconductapreliminaryresearchstudyinvestigatingsuchintegrationpossibilitieswitholdbuildingsconsideringthefaçadereconstructionconcepts,followedbyexploringvariousbenefits.Forthis,anoldhigh-risebuildingwasrebuiltscientificallyandrationally.PHOENICStoolwasusedtogaugeandassessthebuilding'swindenvironmentfirst,followedbythesolarphotovoltaiccollector-basedfacadeinstallationandpreliminaryassessment.Theresultsincludethesystemdesign,economicanalysisofthesolarphotovoltaiccollector’sapplicationforwaterheating,calculationoftheenergy-savingrate,andfunctionalanalysisofthesolarphotovoltaiccollectorscombinedwithaverticalgreenbalcony.Theoutcomeofthisstudysuggestedthattheprocess-specificrationalizationplancanbeappliedinfutureurbanarchitecturerenovation.