Experimental Investigation on the Performances of Innovative PV Vertical Structures
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Gianluca Acciari *
, Gabriele Adamo, Guido Ala, Alessandro Busacca, Massimo Caruso, Graziella Giglia, Antonino Imburgia, Patrizia Livreri, Rosario Miceli, Antonino Parisi, Filippo Pellitteri, Riccardo Pernice, Pietro Romano, Giuseppe Schettino and Fabio Viola
, Gabriele Adamo, Guido Ala, Alessandro Busacca, Massimo Caruso, Graziella Giglia, Antonino Imburgia, Patrizia Livreri, Rosario Miceli, Antonino Parisi, Filippo Pellitteri, Riccardo Pernice, Pietro Romano, Giuseppe Schettino and Fabio Viola
Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Photonics 2019, 6(3), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics6030086
Received: 23 May 2019 / Revised: 23 July 2019 / Accepted: 25 July 2019 / Published: 31 July 2019
The sustainable development of our planet is considerably related to a relevant reduction of CO2 global emissions, with building consumption contributing more than 40%. In this scenario, new technological conceptions, such as building-integrated photovoltaic technology, emerged in order to satisfy the requirements of sustainability imposed by the European Union. Therefore, the aim of this work is to provide a technical and economical comparison of the performances of different vertical-mounted innovative photovoltaic systems, potentially integrated on a building instead of on traditional windows or glass walls. The proposed investigation was carried out by means of experimental tests on three different next-generation vertical structures. The related results are described and discussed, highlighting the advantages and the drawbacks of the proposed technologies.
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Keywords:
photovoltaic technology; dye-sensitized solar cell; BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaic) technology
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Acciari, G.; Adamo, G.; Ala, G.; Busacca, A.; Caruso, M.; Giglia, G.; Imburgia, A.; Livreri, P.; Miceli, R.; Parisi, A.; Pellitteri, F.; Pernice, R.; Romano, P.; Schettino, G.; Viola, F. Experimental Investigation on the Performances of Innovative PV Vertical Structures. Photonics 2019, 6, 86.
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