Recently working on an interesting project, I am trying to model a Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal system (BIPV/T) using E+ in order to design the heat pump and also battery tanks.
Have anybody tried to simulate the BIPV/T in Energyplus before?
Yes, people do BIPV in EnergyPlus. I have experience using the Simple PV for non-integrated and some BIPV, but have not used it much yet. This post links to the Simple PV documentation. You can model BIPV with our without an air cavity.
Thank you for the response. I found the approach quite interesting and currently working on that.
I am not sure about E+ for BIPV/T, however I know that TRNSYS also offers a good range of components to model BIPVT systems. I used Type 567 in TRNSYS using the TESS extension package 'Electrical Library'. The BIPVT model integrates well with a Type 56 building model which you generate using Google Sketchup and TRNSYS-3D for the CAD design of the building structure, and TRNBUILD for specifying construction materials and operation schedules like occupancy, ventilation, infiltration, and HVAC modes. I recently completed a Masters degree on this topic and can offer advice if you have any specific questions. You can email me on alastair.mcdowell@energyae.com.
Thank you for your response. I have heard a lot about trnsys capabilities and specifically BIPVT modeling on that. But you know, I am resisting to go throw it since I belive E+ is strong enough and more familiar for me.
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