Maputo Building Renovation solar Curtain Wall Project

Can partitioned design improve the performance of VPV curtain wall?

In summary, partitioned design method of the VPV curtain wall can improve the performance of the conventional VPV curtain wall with the same overall PV coverage. Fig. 17. Comparison of VPV windows with different PV cells distributions of coverage of 40%. 3.3.2. The optimal case obtained using TOPSIS

Are VPV window/curtain walls energy efficient?

Summary of research related to daylight, the thermal and electrical performance of VPV window/curtain walls. The maximum temperature of the outer surface is 75.3 °C and the corresponding inner surface temperature is 30 °C. The energy savings in Hong Kong and Harbin are 31.94% and 32.03%, compared to double glazing.

Does partitioned VPV curtain wall reduce glare?

As for glare protection, the partitioned VPV curtain wall with 50%, 0%, and 80% coverages of daylight, view, and spandrel sections can reduce glare by 17.9%, compared to the baseline case, as shown in Fig. 17 (c).

What is the average UDI of VPV curtain wall?

For the personnel activity core zone (1.0 m < depth < 3.0 m), the average UDIs of VPV curtain wall with 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50% PV coverages of the daylight section are 71.0%, 73.3%, 76.0%, 78.1%, and 81.0%, respectively.