Building Environment Division

Heat Transfer and Alternative Energy Systems Group


Building Integrated Photovoltaic Program

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Overview

NIST's Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) program is outlined in the associated roadmap.  The program consists of short-term testing to characterize the electrical performance of Building Integrated Photovoltaic panels that utilize various cell technologies, modelling to predict the annual energy prediction of the the characterized panels, and long-term performance monitoring of the BIPV panels under real-world conditions.  The measured performance will be compared to predicted performance.  Discrepancies will be reported to the authors of the computer simulation models.  Joint efforts will be undertaken to improve the accuracy of the predictive models.

National Institute of Standards and Technology, © Robert Rathe

National Institute of Standards and Technology, © Robert Rathe

 

 


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Date created: 1/3/2003
Last updated: 6/14/2004