Abstract
There has been growing interest in the distributed solar generation (DSG) system in accordance with the ‘Post-2020 Climate Change Agreement', especially for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. In this respect, this study aimed to develop an integrated model for estimating the techno-economic performance of the DSG system on building façades, with a focus on energy demand and supply. The integrated model was developed in five stages: (i) definition of design variables affecting the DSG system on building façades; (ii) establishment of a standard database for the DSG system on building façades using energy simulation; (iii) technical analysis of the DSG system on building façades using the finite element method; (iv) economic analysis of the DSG system on building façades through life-cycle cost analysis; and (v) systemization. Detailed analyses were conducted in three aspects: (i) nonlinearity analysis; (ii) validation of the developed model; and (iii) practical application (to the ‘S' apartment block in South Korea). With the newly developed integrated model (i-FEM), it was found that the technical performance of the DSG system could be accurately estimated in only 6 s: (i) heating energy demand (1.01%); (ii) cooling energy demand (9.27%); and (iii) building energy supply (3.55%). It is expected that decision-makers (e.g. construction managers or facility managers) can use the newly developed integrated model (i-FEM) to evaluate the potential impact of the DSG system on building façades in a timely and accurate manner.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1071-1090 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Applied Energy |
Volume | 228 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Oct 15 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIP; Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning) (NRF-2016R1C1B2007941).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government ( MSIP ; Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning) (NRF- 2016R1C1B2007941 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Building and Construction
- Energy(all)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law