A Self-Sufficient House (Harbeman House) with Solar Thermal, Photovoltaic; and Sky Radiation Energies

摘要

A unique energy-independent house ("HARBEMAN House"; HArmony BEtween Man And Nature) incorporating sky radiation cooling, solar thermal, and photovoltaic energies, was built as a residential house in Sendai; Japan during July 1996. The proposed HARBEMAN house, which meets almost all its energy demands, including space heating and cooling, as well as domestic hot-water, electricity generated by photovoltaic cells and rainwater for a standard Japanese home. Sky radiation cooling, solar thermal/photovoltaic (PV) and natural underground coolness as well as rainwater and waste heat are both utilized.