Performance Analysis of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV): MANOVA Analysis

Global energy consumption has increased over the years due to population growth, economic expansion, and the pursuit of a higher quality of life. The building sector is a critical sector for high consumption, contributing to about 36% of the total global energy consumption in 2020. The global interest in reducing energy consumption allows different sectors to adopt renewable resources such as solar photovoltaics (PV). However, utilizing solar PV in buildings has limitations due to rooftop space constraints in newly designed buildings. Due to this limitation and continuous innovation in solar PV technologies, Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) have been introduced as a potential alternative for solar PV in buildings. As such, BIPV energy performance and panel temperatures are affected by many factors such as orientation setup and technology type. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the impact of technology type (indium gallium selenide (CIGS) and monocrystalline (MONO) & orientation on BIPV energy production & module temperature. The data used for this study is based on a project completed in Dubai for BIPV in building applications. The results indicate that BIPV type and system orientation during each session significantly affect BIPV energy production and BIPV module temperature.