Estimation of the available rooftop area for installing the rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system by analyzing the building shadow using Hillshade Analysis

Taehoon Hong; Minhyun Lee; Choongwan Koo; Jimin Kim; Kwangbok Jeong

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2016.06.013

Estimation of the available rooftop area for installing the rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system by analyzing the building shadow using Hillshade Analysis

Taehoon Hong, Minhyun Lee, Choongwan Koo, Jimin Kim, Kwangbok Jeong

School of Architecture

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Abstract

For continuous promotion of the solar PV system in buildings, it is crucial to analyze the rooftop solar PV potential. However, the rooftop solar PV potential in urban areas highly varies depending on the available rooftop area due to the building shadow. In order to estimate the available rooftop area accurately by considering the building shadow, this study proposed an estimation method of the available rooftop area for installing the rooftop solar PV system by analyzing the building shadow using Hillshade Analysis. A case study of Gangnam district in Seoul, South Korea was shown by applying the proposed estimation method.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	408-413
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	88
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.06.013
State	Published - 1 Jun 2016
Event	Applied Energy Symposium and Summit on Low-Carbon Cities and Urban Energy Systems, CUE 2015 - Fuzhou, China Duration: 15 Nov 2015 → 17 Nov 2015

Keywords

Available rooftop area
Building shadow
Hillshade Analysis
Rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system

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Estimation of the available rooftop area for installing the rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system by analyzing the building shadow using Hillshade Analysis

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