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• FIELD MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION VALIDATION OF INCIDENT IRRADIANCE ON VERTICAL FACADE IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES

  Azhar Ghazali (School of Housing, Building, and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
  Lim Chin Haw (Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MALAYSIA).
  

  Disciplinary: Architectural Sciences, Renewable Energy.

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  DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2020.225

  Keywords: High-rise building; Vertical facade; Building integrated photovoltaic; Solar radiation; Renewable energy; System Advisor Model (SAM); Solar energy; Solar simulation.

  Abstract
  The comprehension of sun-powered radiation and the position of the sun is very crucial for photovoltaic application to ensure the photovoltaic module operate at an optimum level at any given site and orientation. To facilitate the growth of photovoltaic utilization, forecasting the solar irradiance using simulation tools has become an effective predictive measure to forecast the photovoltaic power generation. However, the accuracy of prediction in the simulation tool needs to verify through the validation process. This experiment was performed in the field test and the calculated data from this measurement was used to verify the data from the simulation. This study examines the errors and precision of the forecast model in the simulation system, based on the recommended validation measures. This field experiment covers eight different vertical facade configurations. The result indicates that vertical facade to the east and west exposed the most incident radiation.
  

  Paper ID: 11A11U

  Cite this article:

  Ghazali, A., Lim, C.H. (2020). FIELD MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION VALIDATION OF INCIDENT IRRADIANCE ON VERTICAL FACADE IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 11(11), 11A11U, 1-17.