• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Measuring the Effect of Vegetated Roofs on the Performance of Photovoltaic Panels in a Combined System
  • Beteiligte: Ogaili, Hamid; Sailor, David J.
  • Erschienen: ASME International, 2016
  • Erschienen in: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 138 (2016) 6
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1115/1.4034743
  • ISSN: 1528-8986; 0199-6231
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>Experiments were conducted in summer using two identical photovoltaic (PV) panels at two heights using three roofing types: white, black, and green (vegetated). For experiments at an 18 cm height, the mean power output of the PV-green roof system was 1.2% and 0.8% higher than the PV-black and PV-white roofs, respectively. At a 24 cm height, the benefit of the green roof was slightly diminished with power output for the PV above a green roof being 1.0% and 0.7% higher than the black and white roof experiments, respectively. These results were consistent with measured variations in mean panel surface temperatures; the green roof systems were generally cooler by 1.5–3 °C. A unique aspect of this research is the investigation into the effect of vegetation on the convective cooling of the PV panels. Panel heat transfer coefficients for the PV-green roof were 10–20% higher than for the white and black roof configurations, suggesting a mixing benefit associated with the roughness of the plant canopy. While the best PV performance was obtained by locating PV above a green roof, the relative benefits diminish with distance between the PV and the roof.</jats:p>