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A Summary Report On The Application Of Photovoltaic Systems And Metal Roofs, Florida Solar Energy Center, Stephen Barkaszi
A Summary Report On The Application Of Photovoltaic Systems And Metal Roofs, Florida Solar Energy Center, Stephen Barkaszi
FSEC Energy Research Center®
A recent resurgence of interest in roof-mounted photovoltaic systems has prompted the Florida Solar Energy Center to assess the current state of the technology from a systems viewpoint. A major part of the system that is often underestimated in the performance and economics of the system is the roof structure. The type of roof can significantly affect both the initial cost of an installation and the life cycle costs.
Comparative Summer Attic Thermal Performance Of Six Roof Constructions, Florida Solar Energy Center, Danny Parker
Comparative Summer Attic Thermal Performance Of Six Roof Constructions, Florida Solar Energy Center, Danny Parker
FSEC Energy Research Center®
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has measured summer attic thermal performance of six roofs at a heavily instrumented test site, the Flexible Roof Facility (FRF). The FRF is a 1,152 square foot (107 m2) building with six roof adjacent test cells which are heavily insulated from each other. Some 233 channels of data were obtained; this includes twenty temperature measurements per cell, extensive meteorological conditions, surface and tower wind speeds and attic humidity and roof surface moisture accumulation. The data were collected over the ASHRAE definition of summer (June - September) to compare cooling season thermal of roofing systems. Six …