Adapted strategy for large-scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection component
The objective of this paper is to propose an adapted method of calculation to evaluate the solar potential on building facades on a large scale. Autonomous electricity supply is nowadays an important issue, particularly during the winter. Thus the facades of buildings, which are better irradiated in...
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| description | The objective of this paper is to propose an adapted method of calculation to evaluate the solar potential on building facades on a large scale. Autonomous electricity supply is nowadays an important issue, particularly during the winter. Thus the facades of buildings, which are better irradiated in winter than the roofs, can provide a response to this issue. Research has been focusing for several years on fine modeling of radiative phenomena in an urban environment. The first challenge is to obtain a physically realistic model considering the phenomena of local reflections. The second challenge is to succeed in implementing this type of simulations on large scales. These two issues are antagonistic: the first implies making the model more complex while the second implies simplifying it. This paper proposes a calculation strategy to reconcile the two issues based on a simplified radiosity method. The results obtained via this strategy were compared to those obtained by measurement and simulation on a theoretical canyon. Subsequently, this calculation strategy has been deployed to real districts in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d59da869feed4d2593044e1b28511e8c2022-12-22T03:51:56ZengElsevierSolar Energy Advances2667-11312022-01-012100030Adapted strategy for large-scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection componentRaybaud Blaise0Desthieux Gilles1Haute école du paysage d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Genève (HEPIA), Institute for Landscaping Architecture Construction and Territory (inPACT), University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, (HES-SO), Geneva, SwitzerlandCorresponding author.; Haute école du paysage d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Genève (HEPIA), Institute for Landscaping Architecture Construction and Territory (inPACT), University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, (HES-SO), Geneva, SwitzerlandThe objective of this paper is to propose an adapted method of calculation to evaluate the solar potential on building facades on a large scale. Autonomous electricity supply is nowadays an important issue, particularly during the winter. Thus the facades of buildings, which are better irradiated in winter than the roofs, can provide a response to this issue. Research has been focusing for several years on fine modeling of radiative phenomena in an urban environment. The first challenge is to obtain a physically realistic model considering the phenomena of local reflections. The second challenge is to succeed in implementing this type of simulations on large scales. These two issues are antagonistic: the first implies making the model more complex while the second implies simplifying it. This paper proposes a calculation strategy to reconcile the two issues based on a simplified radiosity method. The results obtained via this strategy were compared to those obtained by measurement and simulation on a theoretical canyon. Subsequently, this calculation strategy has been deployed to real districts in Geneva, Switzerland.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667113122000183Solar potentialFacadeReflectionRadiosityPhotovoltaicUrban scale |
| spellingShingle | Raybaud Blaise Desthieux Gilles Adapted strategy for large-scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection component Solar Energy Advances Solar potential Facade Reflection Radiosity Photovoltaic Urban scale |
| title | Adapted strategy for large-scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection component |
| title_full | Adapted strategy for large-scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection component |
| title_fullStr | Adapted strategy for large-scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection component |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adapted strategy for large-scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection component |
| title_short | Adapted strategy for large-scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection component |
| title_sort | adapted strategy for large scale assessment of solar potential on facades in urban areas focusing on the reflection component |
| topic | Solar potential Facade Reflection Radiosity Photovoltaic Urban scale |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667113122000183 |
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