Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Handbook coverage ; Further reading ; Photovoltaic installations ; Building integrated PV ; BIPV for designers
  • PV basics : PV system overview ; PV materials and cells ; PV modules ; Module options
  • PV for designers : Location constraints ; Effect of tilt and orientation ; Overshadowing and BIPV options ; Connection concepts ; Partial shading ; Temperature effect and ventilation ; Location and performance
  • Design of the building envelope : BUilding envelope integration ; PV integration opportunities ; Envelope performance requirements ; PV maintenance ; Array wiring
  • Shadingsystems : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Galleria Naviglio
  • Rainscreen systems : : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: The Co-operative Insurance Tower ; Case study: Xicui Entertainment Complex
  • Stick-system curtain walls : General ; Principles of construction ; Glazing systems ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Stick and cassette curtain walls ; Case study: Tobias Grau GmbH head office
  • Unitised curtain walls : General ; Structural frame ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Alan Gilbert Building ; Case study: Wal-Mart Experimental Supercenter
  • Double-skin façades : : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Pompau Fabra Library
  • Atria and canopies : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Nottingham University Jubilee campus ; Case study: California Academy of Sciences ; Vauxhall Transport Interchange ; Case study: Beijing Olympic Park
  • Residential : General ; Apartment blocks ; Low-rise traditional houses ; Case study: K2 apartments ; Case study: Upton ZED terrace
  • Refurbishment : Refurbishment situations ; BIPV opportunities ; Case study: Northumberland Building
  • Case study performance data :General ; Annual specific yield ; Annual area yield ; Using the table.