Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): February 2024 Issue

Technical feasibility study of the integration of the solar photovoltaic system for a hospital: a case study of Qom City, Iran

Amirhossein Refahi
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Arak University of Technology, Arak, Iran
Hossein Talkhabi
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Arak University of Technology, Arak, Iran
Abolfazl Rostami
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Arak University of Technology, Arak, Iran
Abolfazl Hajizadeh Aghdam
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Arak University of Technology, Arak, Iran

Corresponding Author(s) : Abolfazl Hajizadeh Aghdam

abolfazl_hajizade@yahoo.com

Future Energy, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): February 2024 Issue

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate the overall effect of photovoltaic (PV) systems located on the roof and window shades on reducing the amount of heating and cooling energy consumption of a hospital in Qom, Iran. The use of solar panels on the roof and windows, in addition to producing Electric power and reduction of electricity consumption, causes shadows on the roof and windows. The created shadow can reduce the energy consumption of heating and cooling systems in particular. In addition, the electrical energy obtained from the solar panels can be used for the purpose of using the hospital lighting system. The thermal simulation for a six-story hospital with an area of 5000 thousand square meters in Qom, located in Iran, was modeled by the Energy Plus simulation engine. Given that 80% of the roof can be used for solar panels. The obtained results show that the use of photovoltaic systems on the roof and window shades can save cooling energy consumption by 18% per year and 32% in summer. In addition, the use of solar panels saves 15% of the electric energy consumption of the fan coil and 30% of the chillers.

Keywords

Photovoltaic systems Solar panels Energy saving Hot and dry climate Building
Refahi, Amirhossein, Hossein Talkhabi, Abolfazl Rostami, and Abolfazl Hajizadeh Aghdam. 2023. “Technical Feasibility Study of the Integration of the Solar Photovoltaic System for a Hospital: A Case Study of Qom City, Iran”. Future Energy 3 (1):1-12. https://fupubco.com/fuen/article/view/104.
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
BibTeX
References
  1. Dehwah, Ammar HA, and Muhammad Asif. "Assessment of net energy contribution to buildings by rooftop photovoltaic systems in hot-humid climates." Renewable energy 131 (2019): 1288-1299.
  2. Mahalik, Mantu Kumar, M. Suresh Babu, Nanthakumar Loganathan, and Muhammad Shahbaz. "Does financial development intensify energy consumption in Saudi Arabia?." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 75 (2017): 1022-1034.
  3. Website: https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/country/IRN
  4. Khan, Jibran, and Mudassar Hassan Arsalan. "Estimation of rooftop solar photovoltaic potential using geo-spatial techniques: A perspective from planned neighborhood of Karachi–Pakistan." Renewable energy 90 (2016): 188-203.
  5. Khan, Hassan Saeed, and Muhammad Asif. "Impact of green roof and orientation on the energy performance of buildings: A case study from Saudi Arabia." Sustainability 9, no. 4 (2017): 640.
  6. Khan, Mohammed Mumtaz A., Muhammad Asif, and Edgar Stach. "Rooftop PV potential in the residential sector of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Buildings 7, no. 2 (2017): 46.
  7. Gilani, Hooman Azad, Siamak Hoseinzadeh, Hirou Karimi, Ako Karimi, Amir Hassanzadeh, and Davide Astiaso Garcia. "Performance analysis of integrated solar heat pump VRF system for the low energy building in Mediterranean island." Renewable Energy 174 (2021): 1006-1019.
  8. Hutchins, M. "Saudi Arabia Begins Tender Process For 300 MW PV Plant." PV magazine (2017).
  9. Li, Meng, Tao Ma, Jiaying Liu, Huanhuan Li, Yaling Xu, Wenbo Gu, and Lu Shen. "Numerical and experimental investigation of precast concrete facade integrated with solar photovoltaic panels." Applied Energy 253 (2019): 113509.
  10. Cannavale, Alessandro, Maximilian Hörantner, Giles E. Eperon, Henry J. Snaith, Francesco Fiorito, Ubaldo Ayr, and Francesco Martellotta. "Building integration of semitransparent perovskite-based solar cells: Energy performance and visual comfort assessment." Applied energy 194 (2017): 94-107.
  11. Sorgato, M. J., K. Schneider, and R. Rüther. "Technical and economic evaluation of thin-film CdTe building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) replacing façade and rooftop materials in office buildings in a warm and sunny climate." Renewable Energy 118 (2018): 84-98.
  12. Mateus, Ricardo, Sandra Monteiro Silva, and Manuela Guedes de Almeida. "Environmental and cost life cycle analysis of the impact of using solar systems in energy renovation of Southern European single-family buildings." Renewable Energy 137 (2019): 82-92.
  13. Alhammami, Hasan, and Heungjo An. "Techno-economic analysis and policy implications for promoting residential rooftop solar photovoltaics in Abu Dhabi, UAE." Renewable Energy 167 (2021): 359-368.
  14. Gautam, Bidur Raj, Fengting Li, and Guo Ru. "Assessment of urban roof top solar photovoltaic potential to solve power shortage problem in Nepal." Energy and Buildings 86 (2015): 735-744.
  15. Tesfa, Belachew, Rakesh Mishra, C. Zhang, F. Gu, and A. D. Ball. "Combustion and performance characteristics of CI (compression ignition) engine running with biodiesel." Energy 51 (2013): 101-115.
  16. Karteris, M., Th Slini, and A. M. Papadopoulos. "Urban solar energy potential in Greece: A statistical calculation model of suitable built roof areas for photovoltaics." Energy and Buildings 62 (2013): 459-468.
  17. Khan, Hassan Saeed, and Muhammad Asif. "Impact of green roof and orientation on the energy performance of buildings: A case study from Saudi Arabia." Sustainability 9, no. 4 (2017): 640.
  18. Khan, Jibran, and Mudassar Hassan Arsalan. "Estimation of rooftop solar photovoltaic potential using geo-spatial techniques: A perspective from planned neighborhood of Karachi–Pakistan." Renewable energy 90 (2016): 188-203.
  19. Changhai Peng.,2016. The Effect of Photovoltaic Panels on the Rooftop Temperature in the EnergyPlus Simulation Environment. doi.org/10.1155/2016/9020567
  20. WeilongZhang.,2017. Evaluation of potential benefits of solar photovoltaic shadings in Hong Kong. doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.04.166
  21. Wang, Y., Wang, D., Liu, Y., 2017. Study on Comprehensive Energy-saving of Shading and Photovoltaics of Roof Added PV Module. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.672
  22. Albatayneh, Aiman, Renad Albadaineh, Adel Juaidi, Ramez Abdallah, María Dolores G. Montoya, and Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro. "Rooftop photovoltaic system as a shading device for uninsulated buildings." Energy Reports 8 (2022): 4223-4232.
  23. Montero, I., M. T. Miranda, F. Barrena, F. J. Sepúlveda, and J. I. Arranz. "Analysis of photovoltaic self-consumption systems for hospitals in southwestern Europe." Energy and Buildings 269 (2022): 112254.
  24. Wang, Dengjia, Ting Qi, Yanfeng Liu, Yingying Wang, Jianhua Fan, Yue Wang, and Hu Du. "A method for evaluating both shading and power generation effects of rooftop solar PV panels for different climate zones of China." Solar Energy 205 (2020): 432-445.
  25. Yan, Junchen, Osvaldo A. Broesicke, Dong Wang, Duo Li, and John C. Crittenden. "Parametric life cycle assessment for distributed combined cooling, heating and power integrated with solar energy and energy storage." Journal of Cleaner Production 250 (2020): 119483.
  26. Zell, Erica, Sami Gasim, Stephen Wilcox, Suzan Katamoura, Thomas Stoffel, Husain Shibli, Jill Engel-Cox, and Madi Al Subie. "Assessment of solar radiation resources in Saudi Arabia." Solar Energy 119 (2015): 422-438.
  27. Sajed Sadati, S. M., Elham Jahani, Onur Taylan, and Derek K. Baker. "Sizing of photovoltaic-wind-battery hybrid system for a mediterranean island community based on estimated and measured meteorological data." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 140, no. 1 (2018).
  28. Qiu, Yueming, Matthew E. Kahn, and Bo Xing. "Quantifying the rebound effects of residential solar panel adoption." Journal of environmental economics and management 96 (2019): 310-341.
  29. Homadi, Abdulrahman, Tony Hall, and Lawrence Whitman. "Study a novel hybrid system for cooling solar panels and generate power." Applied Thermal Engineering 179 (2020): 115503.
Read More
Author biographies is not available.
Download this PDF file
PDF
Statistic
Read Counter : 842 Download : 106

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.