The Evaluation of Single-Family Detached Housing Units in terms of Integrated Photovoltaic Shading Devices: The Case of Northern Cyprus
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, 99450 Famagusta, Mersin 10, Turkey
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Sustainability 2019, 11(3), 593; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030593
Received: 6 December 2018 / Revised: 13 January 2019 / Accepted: 15 January 2019 / Published: 23 January 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Assessing the Performance of Passive Houses in Mediterranean Climate Regions)
In this paper, we evaluate passive and active strategies that can be used in solving the heating problems in the residential sector of Northern Cyprus. In doing so, we propose the use of photovoltaics as a shading device (PVSD). PVSD is known to produce clean energy from solar radiation and it also reduces the energy consumed for cooling. We use an empirical method to evaluate the performance of a typical family detached dwelling in Famagusta, Cyprus. The simulation result derived from the study indicates that the strategic use of PVSDs for openings oriented towards the east, west, and south can reduce its energy consumption by almost 50% in three months of the year and cut down up to 400 kWh of energy consumption through the year, thus raising the comfort level of the building by about 20%. It will also generate nearly 2800 W that can provide up to 50% of the electricity demand.
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Keywords:
renewable energy integration; shading devices; BIPV; thermal comfort; energy consumption; Northern Cyprus
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Ogbeba, J.E.; Hoskara, E. The Evaluation of Single-Family Detached Housing Units in terms of Integrated Photovoltaic Shading Devices: The Case of Northern Cyprus. Sustainability 2019, 11, 593. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030593
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Ogbeba JE, Hoskara E. The Evaluation of Single-Family Detached Housing Units in terms of Integrated Photovoltaic Shading Devices: The Case of Northern Cyprus. Sustainability. 2019; 11(3):593. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030593
Chicago/Turabian StyleOgbeba, John E., and Ercan Hoskara. 2019. "The Evaluation of Single-Family Detached Housing Units in terms of Integrated Photovoltaic Shading Devices: The Case of Northern Cyprus" Sustainability 11, no. 3: 593. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030593
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