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Temperature Characteristics of Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic Module in a ventilated double pane window system

  1. Sankar Barman
  2. Hirak Ranjan Das
  3. Kalyan Kumar Das

Abstract

This work presents the analysis of surface temperature characteristics of Semi-Transparent Solar Photovoltaic (STSPV) module integrated double pane window systems. The four systems are investigated with three types of air ventilation arrangements and a non-ventilation provision. The whole building simulation software EnrgyPlus and WINDOW 7.3 have been used to generate and analyze the required data. The focal points of the analysis include reduction in SPV module temperature and maintenance of temperature of the surface adjacent to the occupant’s area. The analysis of results shows that the introduction of ventilated air cavity reduces SPV module temperature. Due to air circulation, the highest reduction in SPV module temperature of 10.4 °C has been found during the winter season. The high ambient temperature resulted in a comparatively lower reduction (4.6 °C) in the summer season.

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