Energy performance of building integrated photovoltaic high-rise building: Case study, Tehran, Iran

Solar energy in the building can reduce energy consumption in this sector1. This research aims to design a high-rise office building using electricity power generation by photovoltaic panels in the building (BIPV1), which work in a combination of Facades. The objectives for the BIPV design were at the first step to provide at least 20% monthly required lighting electricity for the critical month, which is June and to reduce thermal energy consumption. In this research, the feasibility of the application of the systems was evaluated for the first time with Honeybee plugins in the Rhinoceros software. These plugins are based on the EnergyPlus engine. To achieve the aim with the specified PV3, 830 modules each 2 m(2) are required. This BIPV system can provide 51.3% of lighting electricity in February with the maximum electricity production by this system. At the next step, Energy plus weather data (Epw) file is validated with the I.R. Iran meteorological organization (IRIMO) data. The results of the PV system are validated by the experimental data from a PV station in Mashhad (Iran). The produce electricity by this system is 354734.7 kWh/year. The amount of electricity Supplied by BIPV can reduce GHG by the amount of 87 tons of CO2 per year. Reduced thermal energy consumption is validated by ASHRAE 140-2017. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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This research focuses on designing a high-rise office building with BIPV system to reduce energy consumption, providing at least 20% of the monthly lighting electricity demand and decreasing thermal energy consumption.