Detail Practice: Photovoltaics: Technology, Architecture, Installation

Bernhard Weller; Claudia Hemmerle; Sven Jakubetz; Stefan Unnewehr

Published by Birkhäuser 2010

Detail Practice: Photovoltaics

Technology, Architecture, Installation

Bernhard Weller , Claudia Hemmerle , Sven Jakubetz and Stefan Unnewehr

https://doi.org/10.11129/detail.9783034615709

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About this book

A planning guide for building-integrated photovoltaics

As a critical component in the mix of regenerative energies, photovoltaics help slow the progress of climate change and furnish the earth with a long-term and affordable supply of energy. They are fascinating, with their ability to produce electricity seemingly from "nothing," silently, cleanly, and virtually maintenance-free. As a building-integrated technology, photovoltaics have their ideal point of use precisely where electricity is needed and utilize existing spaces and wiring.

Yet the scale of current applications of photovoltaics still lags far behind their potential, despite the fact that manufacturers already offer a wide range of different technologies and products. The principal culprits are design and constructional problems as well as issues related to planning law and building regulations.

This volume in the DETAIL Practice series is an illustrated guide to the technical, design, and constructional aspects of integrating solar plants into buildings. The chapter on building law, a glossary, and additional sources and directories point the way for further study. Impeccably realized example projects round out the book with demonstrations of the various options for installing photovoltaics on roofs and facades.

Contains the latest products and systems with information on energy production and economic efficiency
Explains and illustrates the technical, constructional, and design integration of solar energy plants

Author / Editor information

Bernhard Weller, Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Claudia Hemmerle, Dipl.-Ing.
Sven Jakubetz, Dipl.-Ing.
Stefan Unnewehr, Dipl.-Ing. Architekt

Technische Universität Dresden
Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen
Institut für Baukonstruktion

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vi
Generating and using solar electricity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Designing with photovoltaics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Construction and integration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Technical rules and building legislation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Photovoltaics case studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 112
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 240
Keywords: building integrated photovoltaics; photovoltaic technology; regenerative energies; sustainability

eBook

Published: December 10, 2012
ISBN: 9783034615709