Evaluation of a solar thermal system using building louvre shading devices

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2006

Authors

A. I. Palmero-Marrero (Author) FEUP; Armando C. Oliveira (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Solar Energy

Vol. 80 No. 5

Pages: 545-554

ISSN: 0038-092X

Publisher: Elsevier

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-004-QSE

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.04.003

Abstract (EN): External louvres are increasingly used to provide solar protection for building glazed surfaces. The integration of collectors into the external louvres of buildings offers a means of reducing system cost as well as providing architects with more freedom to integrate the technology into their designs. This work concerns the modification of existing louvre designs to integrate a solar collector in the shading device. The evaluation of a thermal solar system for water heating is assessed in this paper. A numerical model for the integrated solar collector was developed for different configurations and the collector efficiency is quantified for each configuration. System thermal performance was obtained for the climatic conditions of Lisbon (Portugal) and Tenerife (Spain). Economic and environmental viability of the system is assessed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10