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dc.contributor.advisorSalem, Nema
dc.contributor.authorAsiri, Jameelh
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-02T08:53:55Z
dc.date.available2024-12-02T08:53:55Z
dc.date.submitted2022-12-18
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14131/1902
dc.description.abstractIn 2020, nearly all of Saudi Arabia’s electricity generation is fueled by natural gas (61%) and crude oil (39%). In addition, Saudi Arabia is witnessing an increase in energy consumption, especially in the industry sector consumes 47% of the primary energy while the building sector consumes 29% of the primary energy, representing about 75% of the country’s electricity production. As part of Saudi Ara- bia’s vision 2030, the Saudi government plans to diversify fuels to increase crude oil exports and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In Saudi Arabia, the solar irradiance averages 5.2 kWh/m2/day, photovoltaic (PV) technology is being embraced to achieve green growth and increase its power generation. As a result of the technology’s close proximity to the point of consumption, it ensures a continuous supply of energy while reducing the country’s transmission and distribution losses. A key parameter affecting the performance of PV panels in a photovoltaic system is the solar radiation incident on the panel. The tilt and azimuth angles of PV modules are two important factors in designing the PV system for the best performance. In contrast to add-on Photovoltaics, PV, Building-integrated PV (BIPV) refers to the installation of PV arrays that are integrated into building envelopes and can generate electricity on their own. Saudi Arabia with its average daily solar radiation is well-positioned to make use of this BIPV technology to fulfill its goal of achieving green growth and expanding electric power generation. In addition, by producing power close to the point of use, the technology will ensure the continuous supply of energy. Additionally, the technology will reduce the country’s current 23% transmission and distri- bution losses by producing electricity at the point of use. To investigate this possibility, the Admission and Registration building (AR) at Effat University in Jeddah is used as a case study to understand how the country can meet some of its electricity demand through the grid-tied BIPV. This study starts by uti- lizing Excel software to calculate the azimuth angle for the best adjustment of solar modules. A detailed design, simulation, economic analysis, and the save emission of CO2 of a grid-tied BIPV system are conducted for different scenarios of the building using the PVsyst software package. The study com- pares the solar system’s performance for mono-crystalline, poly-crystalline, and thin-film photovoltaic and BIPV modules. The simulation showed the optimal design in terms of the significant amount of en- ergy that can be generated and how much it covers the estimated demand of the AR building. Moreover, based on the current electricity tariff of KSA, the amount of savings per year is also investigated.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEffat Universityen_US
dc.titleAugmentation of Building Integrated Photovoltaic System Technology in Building Architectural Designen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
refterms.dateFOA2024-12-02T08:53:57Z
dc.source.pages124en_US
dc.contributor.labNAen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMaster of Science in Energy Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.ExaminerMousa, Mohamed


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