Research Article

Energy and Daylighting Evaluation of Integrated Semitransparent Photovoltaic Windows with Internal Light Shelves in Open-Office Buildings

Table 18

The maximum and optimum energy saving percentages of STPV combined with ILS configurations in different climates regions.

ConfigurationsRiyadh cityLondon cityKuala Lumpur cityAlgiers city
SouthEastNorthWestSouthEastNorthWestSouthEastNorthWestSouthEastNorthWest

STPV 10%0.530.690.150.52−0.140.67−0.240.500.300.530.220.500.620.740.120.69
STPV 20%0.490.640.130.45−0.150.64−0.250.410.270.490.200.440.560.720.080.60
STPV 30%0.460.630.110.40−0.100.72−0.230.350.240.450.180.360.520.590.060.53
STPV 10% 75%0.850.690.720.230.930.830.740.540.720.460.670.400.870.760.640.64
STPV 20% 75%0.830.630.720.200.890.770.760.510.700.430.660.370.830.710.640.59
STPV 30% 75%0.780.550.700.180.830.680.750.440.670.360.630.320.750.520.630.52
STPV 10% 50%0.760.490.680.350.830.620.760.410.650.300.610.260.700.530.580.46
STPV 20% 50%0.740.440.680.310.800.570.760.390.640.280.610.250.660.490.590.43
STPV 30% 50%0.710.380.680.270.770.500.790.370.620.240.600.220.610.380.600.39

Optimum performance of STPV configurations (maximum energy saving + visual comfort)
Maximum energy saving of STPV configurations