Building Integrated Photovoltaic (PV) Systems: Energy Production Modeling in Urban Environment

摘要

In the context of urban densification and increased energy consumption, built environment plays an important roleby moving from passive to active constructions in terms of energy production, thanks to building integratedphotovoltaic (BIPV) systems.Existing power generation modeling results may differ significantly from actual production. This difference is,partly, due to the non-inclusion of the surrounding environment in the modeling approach. The main goal of thisstudy is to highlight, in the context of integrated power generation, the importance of modeling the interactionbetween the BIPV and the studied building but also its interaction with the immediate environment and the localclimatic conditions.The simulation results presented in this paper are from the Vauban district in Saint-Denis (Reunion Island)modeling, in the framework of the ORCHIDEE project, which is supported by the French Agency of EnergyManagement (ADEME).