Abstract
The paper presents a thermal analysis of a single-floor, solar-powered desert house. The house is air-conditioned and provides all modern comforts and facilities. Electrical power, which drives the entire energy system, is generated by roof-mounted photovoltaic modules. The modules are fixed on special cradles which fold at night to expose the roof to the night sky, thereby enhancing night-time cooling, which is substantial in the desert environment. A detailed dynamic heat transfer analysis is conducted for the building envelope, coupled with a solar radiation model. Application to a typical Middle-Eastern desert site reveals that indeed such a design is feasible with present-day technology; and should be even more attractive with future advances in technology. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | S121-S141 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sustainable Energy |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | sup2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: This work was funded by the King Abdalla University for Science and Technology (KAUST) project on Integrated Desert Building Technologies, the grant held by AUC.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
