Basic Study of Ventilation Using Semi-Transparent Organic Photovoltaic Sheets for Solar Chimney Systems
Kishio Hidaka,
Akari Miyazawa,
Hong Hu,
Kazuya Mitsuji,
Yasuo Nagai,
Naoki Yoshimoto,
Yuko Suenaga
Affiliations
Kishio Hidaka
Department of Architecture, Design & Building Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata 990-8640, Japan
Akari Miyazawa
Student of Faculty of Education, Art and Science, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata 990-8640, Japan
Hong Hu
Student of Faculty of Education, Art and Science, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata 990-8640, Japan
Kazuya Mitsuji
Department of Architecture, Design & Building Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata 990-8640, Japan
Yasuo Nagai
Department of Architecture, Design & Building Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata 990-8640, Japan
Naoki Yoshimoto
Center for Exploratory Research, Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd., 14-433, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Yuko Suenaga
Sato Kogyo, 1-10-3 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Sendai-Shi, Miyagi 980-0014, Japan
An energy-efficient building ventilation system is presented that integrates semi-transparent organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology and solar chimney technology. It achieved a wind velocity of 0.25 m/s and electric power generation of about 1.03 W at an artificial light intensity of 320 W/m2, which corresponds to cloudy weather. These results support the basic study of systems combining ventilation and power generation. The integration of solar chimney ventilation with OPV power generation could be a promising system for energy savings in the future. The proposed integration could contribute to the generation of sustainable and renewable energy.
