Journal
APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 124, Issue -, Pages 28-34Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.02.076
Keywords
PV capacity; PV output; LiDAR; Roof profile; Solar resource; City region
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council through the University of Leeds Doctoral Training Centre in Low Carbon Technologies
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [1092751, 1092684] Funding Source: researchfish
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An assessment of roof-mounted PV capacity over a local region can be accurately calculated by established roof segmentation algorithms using high-resolution light detection and ranging (LiDAR) datasets. However, over larger city regions often only low-resolution LiDAR data is available where such algorithms prove unreliable for small rooftops. A methodology optimised for low-resolution LiDAR datasets is presented, where small and large buildings are considered separately. The roof segmentation algorithm for small buildings, which are typically residential properties, assigns a roof profile to each building from a catalogue of common profiles after identifying LiDAR points within the building footprint. Large buildings, such as warehouses, offer a more diverse range of roof profiles but geometric features are generally large, so a direct approach is taken to segmentation where each LiDAR point within the building footprint contributes a separate roof segment. The methodology is demonstrated by application to the city region of Leeds, UK. Validation by comparison to aerial photography indicates that the assignment of an appropriate roof profile to a small building is correct in 81% of cases. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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