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Can lightweight modules modulate solar radiation in a dynamic building envelope?

In this work, we report on a dynamic building envelope that utilizes lightweight modules based on a hybrid hard/soft-material actuator to actively modulate solar radiation for local energy generation, passive heating, shading and daylight penetration.

What is integrated hybrid solar photovoltaic system?

Summary of the studies − solar photovoltaic systems. Compared with solar thermal collectors and photovoltaic systems, the integrated hybrid systems employ both technologies in the same system, generating both thermal energy and electricity.

What are the enabling components of the adaptive solar envelope?

The main enabling component of the adaptive solar envelope is a two-axis hybrid soft/hard-material pneumatic actuator. The hybrid actuator allows for active control of the actuator’s stiffness and thus achieves stabilization of the module under windy conditions.

How is thermal comfort based on the adaptive PV envelope?

The simulation of electricity generation, daylight and building indoor thermal comfort is conducted for all possible configurations of the adaptive PV envelope. The angle combination with the lowest net energy consumption, within the present comfort parameters, is chosen for each time step.

How can frameless BIPV panels increase energy yield?

To enhance energy yield, two primary methods can be employed: first, by using frameless BiPV panels, which eliminates the shading from frames and thereby increases energy output, and second, by adopting a higher BF, a change that can notably boost the energy yield, as inferred from Figure 7.

Can a dynamic photovoltaic envelope improve solar tracking in real weather conditions?

We describe two envelope prototypes and demonstrate autonomous solar tracking in real weather conditions. The dynamic photovoltaic envelope achieves an increase of up to 50% in electricity gains as compared to a static photovoltaic envelope.