Technologies (Oct 2018)

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies6040093
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4
p. 93

Abstract

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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.

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