Advanced architectural integration of aesthetic, energetic and reliable features for coloured building integrated photovoltaic (bipv) systems
1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
2 Academy of Romanian Scientists, 050091 Bucharest, Romania
3 National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics (INOE-2000), 409 Atomistilor Street, RO-077125, Magurele, Romania
2 Academy of Romanian Scientists, 050091 Bucharest, Romania
3 National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics (INOE-2000), 409 Atomistilor Street, RO-077125, Magurele, Romania
Abstract
Coloured Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Systems represent a technically and economically highly efficient technology for use of coloured solar cells within building envelopes to harvest solar energy and produce electrical energy. The first novelty of this review article consisted in the discussion of the two identified advanced types of solar cells, namely: (1) DSSC (dye sensitized solar cells), and (2) STHSC (Si-based tandem heterojunction metal-oxide solar cells) selected for coloured BIPV systems. The correlation between the energetic and aesthetic aspects of these types of solar cells was discussed based on numerical modellingcase study. The second novelty of this review article was represented by a complex approach on reliability analyse that would investigate the studied coloured BIPV systems using their degradation parameters and long-term stability improvement through the encapsulation method, to prevent impurities and humidity. The conclusions of this article highlighted the architectural integration of coloured BIPV systems based on two advanced SCs, namely STHSCs and DSSCs that can be considered as an innovative solution.
Keywords
aesthetic-energetic-reliable; architectural integration; coloured BIPV systems; degradation parameters; DSSC; STHSC