Each day we become more aware of the importance of responsibly managing natural resources and understanding the environmental factors involved in designing a project. Solar energy is one of the most commonly employed strategies in residential architecture, both active and passive.
The decision-making process for the design phase of the PV project should evaluate the surroundings, the shadings, the available solar irradiation, the architectural possibilities, and the energy generation.
Many countries around the world offer incentives to encourage the use of solar systems, and the benefits of installing these systems can be seen in a short period of time, with a reduction of up to 95% in the monthly energy expenses, which makes this strategy one of the most attractive of all sustainable solutions.
This paper aims to demonstrate how decision-making in the design phase of the PV design can take advantage of two tools that allow the designer to evaluate the use of solar irradiation and the impact of shading in different conditions of orientation and inclination: the solar abacus and the shading masks.
As a result of the application of this method, although the orientations and inclinations existing in the case study were not ideally oriented, it was still possible to respect them, creating a building-integrated photovoltaic system (BIPV) design that harmonized with the building and valued the integration of the PV in the architecture.
The BIPV design Usually, optimal PV systems follow classical design practices, with tilt angles matching the location's latitude and orientation towards the site's opposite hemisphere, to maximize annual energy generation [25,26,27,28,29].
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Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) represents a groundbreaking approach to sustainable energy solutions by seamlessly integrating solar power into the design and construction of buildings. BIPV systems offer numerous benefits, including energy generation, aesthetic appeal, and environmental sustainability.
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