Conference Paper

Proceedings of SimBuild Conference 2024

Performance Investigation of Different PV Technologies on Pneumatically Actuated Adaptive Façade at a Demonstrator Building in Freiburg, Germany

Stephan Moser ¹, Edith A. Gonzalez ², Matthias Ridder ³, Larissa Born ³, Axel Körner ², Götz T. Gresser ³, Jan Knippers ², Robert Weitlaner ^1
1 HELLA Sonnen- und Wetterschutztechnik GmbH, Abfaltersbach, Austria
² Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design, University of Stuttgart, Germany
³ Institute for Textile and Fiber Technologies, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Abstract: As a result of the recent increase in the need for silicon in solar panels, thin-film photovoltaic modules have the capacity to substantially penetrate the market. Thin-film technologies for photovoltaic, as a viable alternative for special implementation as presented in this project, have the potential to deliver a good performance. Due to the integration of photovoltaic on solar shading products unconsidered areas can be used for energy harvesting and has an positive influence for the total energy. The adaptability of thin-film cells opens up numerous application possibilities, especially in terms of surface cladding, as it can be considered a slim layer and does not require a costly metal structure for installation. A thin-film photovoltaic implementation on adaptive shading products is presented in this paper on a demonstrator building in Freiburg. The aim of this work is to give an overview of different thin-film solar cell technologies for applying on solar shading products as well as profitability investigation of such technologies.
Keywords: PV-technologies, adaptive solar shading, OPV, performance analysis, demonstrator
Pages: 661 - 667
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