Architectural integration of energy solar collectors made with ceramic materials and suitable for the Mediterranean climate

Authors

  • J. Roviras Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
  • V. Sarrablo Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
  • M. M. Casanovas Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
  • J. Armengou Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.16.001.m15

Keywords:

building integrated solar collector, ceramic solar collectors, architectural integration, sustainable ceramic materials, multi-criteria analysis

Abstract


The work presented here aims to demonstrate the technical, architectural and energy viability of solar thermal collectors made with ceramic materials and the Mediterranean climate suitable for the production of domestic hot water (DHW) and for heating systems in buildings. The design of a ceramic shell formed by panels collectors and panels no sensors, which are part of the same building system that is capable of responding to the basic requirements of a building envelope and capture solar energy is proposed. Ceramics considerably reduced the final cost of the sensor system and offers the new system a variety of compositional and chromatic since, with reduced performance compared to a conventional metallic collector, can occupy the entire surface of front and get a high degree of architectural integration. A tool for assessing the new ceramic solar collector has been defined from a multi-criteria perspective: economic, environmental and social. The tool enables the comparison of the ceramic solar collector with solar collectors on the market under different climatic and demand conditions.

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Roviras, J., Sarrablo, V., Casanovas, M. M., & Armengou, J. (2016). Architectural integration of energy solar collectors made with ceramic materials and suitable for the Mediterranean climate. Informes De La Construcción, 68(544), e163. https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.16.001.m15

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