Armando C. Oliveira

TL;DR: In this article, the authors comprehensively reviewed the BIPV and BIPVT applications in terms of energy generation amount, nominal power, efficiency, type and performance assessment approaches.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the behavior of a solar chimney with a conventional one, one of each was built in Porto and the results of measurements carried out in both chimneys are shown in this paper, as well as results of a thermal model specially developed for simulating solar chimneys, taking into account the wind effect.

TL;DR: In this paper, a general study of the effect of louver shading devices applied to different facades of a building is carried out, for different locations (latitudes) and building energy requirements for a building in the cooling and heating seasons is quantified for different window and louver areas, under climatic conditions of Mexico (Mexico), Cairo (Egypt), Lisbon (Portugal), Madrid (Spain) and London (UK).

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of integrated solar absorption cooling and heating systems for building applications is evaluated using the TRNSYS software tool, which is used as a basis for assessment.

TL;DR: In this paper, a phase change material slurry based on microencapsulated Rubitherm RT6 at high concentration (45% w/w) was tested to assess its suitability for the integration into a low temperature heat storage system for solar air conditioning applications.