Analysis and optimization of a roof based building integrated photovoltaic/thermal system

由于天然气在热风炉和水锅炉中燃烧，温室气体排放量可以减少。 高达33%来自建筑物[1]。这些排放可以通过使用可再生资源和高 效率技术。建筑物集成光伏/热电（BIPV/T）系统可用于电力 生产和供暖。BIPV/T系统由光伏（PV）板阵列组成， 集成到建筑结构中，通过在PV后面循环空气或流体来回收热能 板.这通过降低PV板的温度来提高PV板的效率，并且可以将加热的流体加热到PV板的底部。 耦合到用于空间加热的可变空气源热泵。即使在加拿大严酷的冬天， 高效的供暖系统 位于安大略纳帕尼的光伏电池板制造商Strathcona Solar Initiatives有兴趣利用 产品在BIPV/T系统中的应用。他们的经验和信息有限， BIPV/T系统的性能。因此，将安装一个完全仪表化的BIPV/T系统， 数据收集，将用于分析和计算流体动力学（CFD）建模。两个数据 分析和计算流体动力学将用于开发BIPV/T系统的优化设计， 向Strathcona提供潜在商业化信息。 Strathcona Solar Initiatives将能够建立BIPV/T系统的内部专业知识，这将有助于 公司在制造和安装这些系统横跨安大略，加拿大和美国 美国参考这项合作通过支持建筑和能源领域的新兴技术使加拿大受益 产品.通过提供利用可再生资源的高效率系统，存在减少环境污染的潜力。 加拿大的环境影响。通过商业化，这项研究将有助于经济增长 能源部门的发展。

Due to the combustion of natural gas in hot air furnaces and water boilers, the greenhouse gas emissions can be as much as 33% from buildings [1]. These emissions can be reduced by using renewable resources and high efficiency technology. A building integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) system can be used for electricity production and space heating. A BIPV/T system consists of an array of photovoltaic (PV) panels that are integrated into the building structure that recover thermal energy by circulating air or fluid behind the PV panels. This increases the efficiency of the PV panels by reducing their temperature and the heated fluid can be coupled to a variable air-source heat pump for space heating. Even in the harsh Canadian winters, this provides a highly efficient heating system. Strathcona Solar Initiatives, a manufacturer of PV panels in Napanee, Ontario, are interested in utilizing their products in BIPV/T system applications. They have limited experience and information about the performance of BIPV/T systems. Therefore, a BIPV/T system that is fully instrumented will be installed for data collection, which will be used for analysis and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling. Both data analysis and CFD will be used in developing optimized designs for BIPV/T systems, which will provide information to Strathcona for potential commercialization. Strathcona Solar Initiatives will be able to build an internal expertise on BIPV/T systems, which will aid the company in manufacturing and installation of these systems across Ontario, Canada and the United States of America. This collaboration benefits Canada by supporting emerging technologies in building and energy products. By providing a high-efficiency system utilizing renewable resources, there is a potential to reduce the environmental impact in Canada. Through commercialization, this research will contribute to economic growth and development in the energy sector.