Energy Management Research Journal (EMRJ)

Research Article

Integrability Evaluation Methodology for Building Integrated Photovoltaic’s (BIPV): Case Studies

Gayathri Aaditya Eranki¹ and Monto Mani²

¹NITTE School of Architecture, Bangalore, India.

²Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Submitted: February 11, 2020; Accepted: May 31, 2020.

Abstract

Integrability is an evaluation methodology developed for Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems. The need for such a framework had stemmed from the complexity of evaluating the entire system (BIPV + building) and not only one of its components (PV). This means that designing BIPV systems based on solely the electricity generation goal may not always result in optimal design. The current paper deals with the application of Integrability through two different case studies. The first one discusses the utility of Integrability in assessing a BIPV system while the second one utilizes Integrability as a decision support tool to locate the ideal PV placement on the building. Integrability as a decision making tool has been the highlight of this paper.

Keywords

Photovoltaic; Buildings, Integrability; Building Integrated Photovoltaic.

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