The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices
This paper holds a critical review of current research activities dealing with smart architectural glazing worldwide. Hereafter, the main trends are analyzed and critically reported, with open issues, challenges, and opportunities, providing an accurate description of technological evolution of devi...
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| author | Alessandro Cannavale Francesco Martellotta Francesco Fiorito Ubaldo Ayr |
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| description | This paper holds a critical review of current research activities dealing with smart architectural glazing worldwide. Hereafter, the main trends are analyzed and critically reported, with open issues, challenges, and opportunities, providing an accurate description of technological evolution of devices in time. This manuscript deals with some well-known, highly performing technologies, such as semitransparent photovoltaics and novel photoelectrochromic devices, the readiest, probably, to reach the final stage of development, to disclose the manifold advantages of multifunctional, smart glazing. The complex, overall effects of their building integration are also reported, especially regarding energy balance and indoor visual comfort in buildings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33f0f7aca6ae44ca8b46a1d1ba9434062023-11-19T21:36:22ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-04-01138192910.3390/en13081929The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic DevicesAlessandro Cannavale0Francesco Martellotta1Francesco Fiorito2Ubaldo Ayr3Department of Sciences in Civil Engineering and Architecture, Polytechnic University of Bari, 70125 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Sciences in Civil Engineering and Architecture, Polytechnic University of Bari, 70125 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bari, 70125 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Sciences in Civil Engineering and Architecture, Polytechnic University of Bari, 70125 Bari, ItalyThis paper holds a critical review of current research activities dealing with smart architectural glazing worldwide. Hereafter, the main trends are analyzed and critically reported, with open issues, challenges, and opportunities, providing an accurate description of technological evolution of devices in time. This manuscript deals with some well-known, highly performing technologies, such as semitransparent photovoltaics and novel photoelectrochromic devices, the readiest, probably, to reach the final stage of development, to disclose the manifold advantages of multifunctional, smart glazing. The complex, overall effects of their building integration are also reported, especially regarding energy balance and indoor visual comfort in buildings.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/8/1929semi-transparent photovoltaicsphotoelectrochromic devicesphotovoltachromic devicesbuilding integration of photovoltaics |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Cannavale Francesco Martellotta Francesco Fiorito Ubaldo Ayr The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices Energies semi-transparent photovoltaics photoelectrochromic devices photovoltachromic devices building integration of photovoltaics |
| title | The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices |
| title_full | The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices |
| title_fullStr | The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices |
| title_short | The Challenge for Building Integration of Highly Transparent Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochromic Devices |
| title_sort | challenge for building integration of highly transparent photovoltaics and photoelectrochromic devices |
| topic | semi-transparent photovoltaics photoelectrochromic devices photovoltachromic devices building integration of photovoltaics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/8/1929 |
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