Eicker Solar Technologies for Buildings

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-86506-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

* A complete overview of solar technologies relevant to the builtenvironment, including solar thermal energy for heating andcooling, passive solar energy for daylighting and heating supply,and photovoltaics for electricity production
* Provides practical examples and calculations to enablecomponent and system simulation e.g. Calculation of U-values, I-Vcurve parameters and radiance distribution modelling
* Discusses the new trends in thermal energy use, including thearchitectural integration of collector systems, integratedventilation photovoltaics facades and solar powered absorptioncooling systems
* Coverage of cutting-edge applications such as active andpassive cooling techniques and results from ongoing researchprojects

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eicker, Ursula

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Abbreviations in the Text.
1. Solar energy use in buildings.
Energy consumption of buildings.
Meeting requirements by active and passive solar energyuse.
2. Solar irradiance.
Extraterrestrial solar irradiance.
The passage of rays through the atmosphere.
Statistical production of hourly irradiance data records.
Global irradiance and irradiance on inclined surfaces.
Shading.
3. Solar thermal energy.
Solar-thermal water collectors.
Solar air collectors.
4. Solar cooling.
Open cycle desiccant cooling.
Closed cycle adsorption cooling.
Absorption cooling technology.
5. Grid connected photovoltaic systems.
Structure of grid connected systems.
Solar cell technologies.
Module technology.
Building integration and costs.
Energy production and the performance ratio of PV systems.
Physical fundamentals of solar electricity production.
Current-voltage characteristics.
PV performance with shading.
Simple temperature model for PV models.
System engineering.
6. Thermal analysis of building-integrated solarcomponents.
Empirical thermal model of building-integratedphotovoltaics.
Energy balance and stationary thermal model of ventilated doublefacades.
Building-integrated solar components (U- and g-values).
Warm-air generation by photovoltaic facades.
7. Passive solar energy.
Passive solar use by glazings.
Transparent themal insulation.
Heat storage by interior building elements.
8. Lighting technology and daylight use.
Introduction to lighting and daylighting technology.
Solar irradiance and light flux.
Luminance and illuminance.
Sky luminance intensity models.
Light measurements.
Daylight distribution in interior spaces.
References.
Index.