Solar Energy Application Centre

Solar Energy Application Centre
STOOR
25th April 2014
Roland Valckenborg ([email protected])
www.seac.cc
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1997-2001: PhD Physics, NMR on technological porous materials
2001-2009: product developer of copiers, printers and scanners at
Research & Development at Océ Technologies
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2010-2012: country manager Tanzania stichting ‘I Love Windpower’
And own company in solar & wind energy
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[email protected]
+31(0)6 5280 3729
Contact details also via linkedin
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BIPV – the time is now!
The end of the “on-size-fits-all” era is now!
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What is SEAC?
SEAC is a knowledge institute, focusing on
Solar Energy Systems & Applications
based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Cooperation of:
Mission of SEAC:
1. Physical Integration of solar energy in the built environment
and infrastructure
2. Electrical Integration of solar energy in energy networks and
control networks
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Always with companies
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What we do
SEAC has a team of experts with knowledge on:
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Project management
Benchmarking studies
Field testing
Techno-financial modeling
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Benchmarking studies
• What is available in the world?
• What is happening in product
development?
• Assessment of new product ideas
• Price developments
On BIPV free downloadable report:
• http://www.seac.cc/downloads/
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BIPV classification
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In-roof mounting systems
Solar Tour Brabant
April 2013
Unknown brand
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Full roof BIPV-solution
First Solar
www.firstsolar.com
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Large sized solar tiles
Best (NL)
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C21-tile from
Solar Century
www.solarcentury.
co.uk
Large sized solar tiles
Stafier
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www.stafiersolar
.com
Small sized solar tiles
Zep BV
www.zepbv.nl
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Metal panels
Rheinzink
www.rheinzink.nl
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PV membranes
Global Solar (CIGS)
www.globalsolar.com
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Skylights
Solar Tour
Wageningen
May 2013
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Unknown brand
Outdoor research – building integration
Launching the SolarBEAT Research Facility in
close collaboration with TU/e building physics.
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Analyzing Integration aspects
Prototypes used to determine the Performance Model
• Performance (kWh/min) under realistic climate
• Preferably one full year = all seasons
• Building integration aspects (durability, water tightness,
thermal, moisture, wind load, etc…)
• Electrical integration aspects
• Feedback from architects and project developers (a.o. on
aesthetics)
Learning points can be adapted by project partners directly,
leading to continuous product improvement cycles.
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Infrastructure of SolarBEAT
• A prepared roof such that dummy building structures can
be mounted.
• A fully equipped weather- & solar-station.
• Equipment for accurate measurement of temperatures and
electrical performance.
• Equipment for measuring performance on warm water
production.
• Data base structure and data handling infrastructure.
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Planned Location
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TU/e preparations
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Metal beams to strengthen roof
Door
Railing (incl. lightning protection)
Path tiles; stoeptegels
Safety light and/or ’slow woop’
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Roof preparation
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Roof preparation
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Lay-out
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SEAC preparation
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Electricity
Internet
Cooling liquid
Dummy structures
Dataloggers
Sensors
Solar Measurement station
Computers
Central database
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Solar Measurement Station
weather
station
(Lufft)
solar
station
(EKO)
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Big data !?
At the moment:
• 5 projects
• 9 datalogger
• 564 sensors (of 44 types of 25 classes)
• fastest sensor @1Hz, luckily not all
• common sampling once per minute
• give 12,862,000 datapoints/day
• produce 247 Mb/day (=91 Gb/yr)
These numbers will grow as new projects start up!
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Database set-up
.CSV-files
Batch input
(once per day;
during night)
input
Project (PID=1)
Guest webinterface
Postponed;
NOT in first release
SolarBEAT
DataBase
Project (PID=2) Etc…
Continous input (24/7; per minute)
output
Configuration
Manager Tool
maintenance
Python scripts
Central SQL-server
.CSV-files
Super User
Tool for DBA
Maintenance
by TMS
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User GUI
Overview Related Projects
The following SEAC projects will do research on building
integration in the new test facility:
• Low Cost Integrated (LOCI)
• Light weight Roof BIPV (LiRoB)
• Sun Cycle
Just a very quick look.
They will come back in future SEAC-colloquia.
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Low Cost Integrated (LOCI)
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Low Cost Integrated (LOCI)
USP’s:
• Cost reduction on installation
• True BIPV: no other building shell needed below the
LOCI-elements
• Targeting large renovation market of social housing,
which strives for lower energy houses (NL ‘bestaande
bouw’ directive: CO2-reduction of 2%)
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Light weight Roof BIPV (LiRoB)
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Light weight Roof BIPV (LiRoB)
USP’s:
• Light weight
• Innovative construction principle (COSMOS)
• Easy mounting
• Cost reduction on materials and installation
• Market: both renovation and new housing
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Sun Cycle working principle
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Sun Cycle
USP’s:
• Concentrating solar more cost-effective than nonconcentrating, like crystalline and thin-film (direct
light needed)
• Combined with solar water heating
• Tracker is internal (cf. external trackers of
competition)
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Topics of Research
• Performance (yield) models for BIPV and PVT
• Building integration aspects of BIPV in roofs and facades
(water tightness, ventilation, condensation, …)
• BIPV in combination with other roof elements (chimneys,
dormers)
• Partial shading effects
• Architectural customization of BIPV (color, size, shape,
patterns)
• Operation and Maintenance aspects (pollution, repair &
replace)
• Safety aspects
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Research – Performance Model
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Meteorological sub-model
Frequency of weather distribution X Power Weighted (2D Performance Ratio)
Gives BIPV built-in PR forSolar
every
location for which the specific climate is known.
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Thermal sub-model
thermal
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PV sub-model
Thermal model
IV-curves
• Similate IV completely in software (by
using panel datasheet)
• Measure IV (typical every minute)
Comparison of similation & measurement
for BIPV-relevant aspects, like shading of
dormers, and other BI-stuff
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Electrical sub-model
Currently tested at High Tech Campus Eindhoven
3 systems: completely equal in PV, but varying in electronics
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Building sub-model (water)
water &
moisture
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Extra
BIPV = Beautifull Integrated PV
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BIPV classification
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BIPV – Cold façade
Ertex
www.ertex-solar.at
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BIPV – Cold façade
Solar Century – www.solarcentury.co.uk
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BIPV – Cold façade
Zig Zag Solar
Solar
www.zigzagsolar.com
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BIPV – Cold façade
CIS Tower in Manchester
Solar Century
www.solarcentury.co.uk
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BIPV – Cold façade / cladding
Scheuten Solar Glass: www.scheuten.nl/product/optisol-skin
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BIPV – Cold façade / cladding
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GDF Suez
Dijon
www.issol.eu
BIPV – Cold façade
Solowall
SCX Solar
www.scx-solar.eu
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BIPV – Cold façade
BDM Architects
Bordeaux
www.issol.eu
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BIPV – Warm façade
MGT-esys: www.mgt-esys.at
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BIPV – Warm façade
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Solon SE
www.solon.com
BIPV – Solar Glazing
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Oskomera
www.osps.eu
BIPV – Solar Glazing
Schott Solar
www.schott.com
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BIPV – Solar Glazing
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SolarNova
www.solarnova.de
BIPV – Solar Glazing
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Perpignan
Train station
www.issol.eu
BIPV – Add-ons
Scheuten Solar Glass: www.scheuten.nl/product/optisol-shade
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watch out for overlapping shadow!
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Solarnova
tracking system
Solar www.solarnova.de
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BIPV – Add-ons
www.miloni.ch
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BIPV – Add-ons
Colt Ellisse
system:
www.coltgroup.com
Solarshutter
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Ertex
balcony:
www.ertex-solar.at
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Thank you for your attention!
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