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dc.contributor.author | Ravyts, Simon | - |
dc.contributor.author | Moschner, Jens D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yordanov, Georgi H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Van den Broeck, Giel | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dalla Vecchia, Mauricio | - |
dc.contributor.author | Manganiello, Patrizio | - |
dc.contributor.author | MEURIS, Marc | - |
dc.contributor.author | Driesen, Johan | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-25T06:57:31Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-25T06:57:31Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2020-08-13T09:50:14Z | - |
dc.identifier.citation | APPLIED ENERGY, 269 (Art N° UNSP 115039) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/31810 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Facade building-integrated photovoltaics is a technology that transforms a passive facade into a distributed, renewable electrical generator by the inclusion of solar cells in the building envelope. Partial shading due to nearby objects is a typical problem for facade building-integrated photovoltaics as it strongly reduces the output power of the installation. Distributed maximum power point tracking by means of embedded converters and a common direct current bus has been proposed to alleviate this issue. However, the bus voltage plays an important role in converter topology selection and overall efficiency, although this is not being covered in literature. Also the influence of the solar cell technology on the output voltage of the module is not studied before, although it strongly influences the converter topology selection and the losses. In this paper, a methodology is described to investigate the influence of the voltage level and solar cell technology by taking conversion losses in the converters and the cabling into account. The methodology is applied to two case study buildings for which four different cell technologies are considered. It is shown that overall high efficiencies are obtained, regardless of the voltage level. However, the loss distribution changes significantly with the voltage. This aspect can be used advantageously to reduce thermal stresses on the embedded converter. Furthermore, the overall system efficiency is typically higher when the voltage step-up is lower. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | This project receives the support of the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship and the Province of Limburg. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 751159. Special thanks goes to C. Sheehan from Bourns for providing the required inductor specifications. Patrizio Manganiello was previously with IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, Leuven, Belgium. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | - |
dc.rights | 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.subject.other | BIPV | - |
dc.subject.other | DC/DC converters | - |
dc.subject.other | MLC | - |
dc.subject.other | LVDC | - |
dc.title | Impact of photovoltaic technology and feeder voltage level on the efficiency of façade building-integrated photovoltaic systems | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 269 | - |
local.format.pages | 15 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
dc.description.notes | Ravyts, S (corresponding author), Katholieke Univ Leuven, Div ELECTA, Dept Elect Engn ESAT, Kasteelpk Arenberg 10, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.; Ravyts, S (corresponding author), EnergyVille, Thorpk 8310 & 8320, B-3600 Genk, Belgium. | - |
dc.description.notes | simon.ravyts@kuleuven.be | - |
dc.description.other | Ravyts, S (corresponding author), Katholieke Univ Leuven, Div ELECTA, Dept Elect Engn ESAT, Kasteelpk Arenberg 10, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; EnergyVille, Thorpk 8310 & 8320, B-3600 Genk, Belgium. simon.ravyts@kuleuven.be | - |
local.publisher.place | THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr | UNSP 115039 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115039 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000537619800031 | - |
dc.contributor.orcid | Driesen, Johan/0000-0002-1025-0949; Ravyts, Simon/0000-0002-1632-9973; | - |
dc.contributor.orcid | Manganiello, Patrizio/0000-0002-4752-0068; Dalla Vecchia, | - |
dc.contributor.orcid | Mauricio/0000-0002-2326-3829; Moschner, Jens/0000-0002-1663-0352 | - |
local.provider.type | wosris | - |
local.uhasselt.uhpub | yes | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Ravyts, Simon; Moschner, Jens D.; Yordanov, Georgi H.; Van den Broeck, Giel; Dalla Vecchia, Mauricio; Driesen, Johan] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Div ELECTA, Dept Elect Engn ESAT, Kasteelpk Arenberg 10, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Manganiello, Patrizio] Delft Univ Technol, Photovolta Mat & Devices Grp, NL-2628 CD Delft, Netherlands. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Meuris, Marc] Hasselt Univ Partner Solliance, Inst Mat Res IMO, Agoralaan Gebouw H, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Meuris, Marc] Imec Div IMOMEC Partner Solliance, Wetenschapspk 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Ravyts, Simon; Moschner, Jens D.; Yordanov, Georgi H.; Van den Broeck, Giel; Dalla Vecchia, Mauricio; Meuris, Marc; Driesen, Johan] EnergyVille, Thorpk 8310 & 8320, B-3600 Genk, Belgium. | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.fullcitation | Ravyts, Simon; Moschner, Jens D.; Yordanov, Georgi H.; Van den Broeck, Giel; Dalla Vecchia, Mauricio; Manganiello, Patrizio; MEURIS, Marc & Driesen, Johan (2020) Impact of photovoltaic technology and feeder voltage level on the efficiency of façade building-integrated photovoltaic systems. In: APPLIED ENERGY, 269 (Art N° UNSP 115039). | - |
item.accessRights | Open Access | - |
item.validation | ecoom 2021 | - |
item.contributor | Ravyts, Simon | - |
item.contributor | Moschner, Jens D. | - |
item.contributor | Yordanov, Georgi H. | - |
item.contributor | Van den Broeck, Giel | - |
item.contributor | Dalla Vecchia, Mauricio | - |
item.contributor | Manganiello, Patrizio | - |
item.contributor | MEURIS, Marc | - |
item.contributor | Driesen, Johan | - |
crisitem.journal.issn | 0306-2619 | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 1872-9118 | - |
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