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Springer Solar Energy Conversion Systems in the Built Environment by Ion Visa, Anca Duta, Macedon Moldovan, Bogdan Burduhos, Mircea Neagoe
This book focuses on solar energy conversion systems that can be implemented in the built environment, at building or at community level. The quest for developing a sustainable built environment asks for specific solutions to provide clean energy based on renewable sources, and solar energy is considered one of the cleanest available energy on Earth. The specific issues raised by the implementation location are discussed, including the climatic profile distorted by the buildings, the available surface on the buildings for implementation, etc. This book also discusses the seasonal and diurnal variability of the solar energy resource in parallel with the variability of the electrical and thermal energy demand in the built environment (particularly focusing on the residential buildings). Solutions are proposed to match these variabilities, including the development of energy mixes with other renewables (e.g. geothermal or biomass, for thermal energy production). Specific solutions, including case studies of systems implemented on buildings all over the world, are presented and analyzed for electrical and for thermal energy production and the main differences in the systems design are outlined. The conversion efficiency (thus the output) and the main causes of energy losses are considered in both cases. The architectural constraints are additionally considered and novel solar energy convertors with different shapes and colors are presented and discussed._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_The durability of the solar energy conversion systems is analyzed considering the specific issues that occur when these systems are implemented in the built environment; based on practical examples, general conclusions are formulated and specific aspects are discussed in relation to experimental results and literature data._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_With renewables implemented in the built environment likely to expand in the near future, this book represents welcome and timely material for all professionals and researchers that are aiming to provide efficient and feasible solutions for the sustainable built environment._x000D_ Table of contents : - _x000D_
Foreword1. The built environment (70 pg.)_x000D_
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1.1. Building, built environment, community _x000D_
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1.2. Energy demand in the built environment _x000D_
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1.3. Meeting the energy demand in the built environment _x000D_
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1.4. The building sector. Indicators for buildings efficiency and sustainability _x000D_
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2. Renewable energy sources and systems (110 pg)_x000D_
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2.1. Renewable energy sources: type, potential, assessment _x000D_
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2.1.1. Solar radiation _x000D_
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3. Increasing the solar share in electricity production in the built environment (85 pg.)_x000D_
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3.1. Building integrated photovoltaic systems _x000D_
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3.3. Increasing the electric output of photovoltaic systems by using solar tracking systems _x000D_
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4. Increasing the solar share for heating, cooling and DHW in the built environment (100 pg.)_x000D_
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4.1. Thermal energy demand at building level _x000D_
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4.2. Solar-thermal systems in buildings _x000D_
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4.4. Increasing the thermal output and durability of solar-thermal systems _x000D_
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4.5. Increasing the share of solar energy in meeting the thermal energy demand of a building _x000D_
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4.6. Renewable energy mixes based on solar energy in nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB)_x000D_
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4.6.1. Solar-thermal - heat pumps _x000D_
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5. PVT systems (20 pg.)_x000D_
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6. Sustainable communities (40 pg.)_x000D_
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6.1. Nearly Zero Energy Communities (nZEC): concept, definitions _x000D_
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6.2. Energy for nZEC: Steps in implementing renewable energy systems in nZEB and in nZEC _x000D_
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