Abstract
The purpose of the study is to investigate the overall effect of photovoltaic (PV) systems located on the roof and window shades on reducing the amount of heating and cooling energy consumption of a hospital in Qom, Iran. The use of solar panels on the roof and windows, in addition to producing Electric power and reduction of electricity consumption, causes shadows on the roof and windows. The created shadow can reduce the energy consumption of heating and cooling systems in particular. In addition, the electrical energy obtained from the solar panels can be used for the purpose of using the hospital lighting system. The thermal simulation for a six-story hospital with an area of 5000 thousand square meters in Qom, located in Iran, was modeled by the Energy Plus simulation engine. Given that 80% of the roof can be used for solar panels. The obtained results show that the use of photovoltaic systems on the roof and window shades can save cooling energy consumption by 18% per year and 32% in summer. In addition, the use of solar panels saves 15% of the electric energy consumption of the fan coil and 30% of the chillers.
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