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Experimental Characterisation of a Smart Glazing with Tuneable Transparency, Light Scattering Ability and Electricity Generation Function (2021)
Journal Article
Liu, X., & Wu, Y. (2021). Experimental Characterisation of a Smart Glazing with Tuneable Transparency, Light Scattering Ability and Electricity Generation Function. Applied Energy, 303, Article 117521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117521

Daylighting control technologies have become an essential part of sustainable building design to reduce overheating, glare and energy consumption in buildings. In this paper, a smart glazing system where a Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) glaz... Read More about Experimental Characterisation of a Smart Glazing with Tuneable Transparency, Light Scattering Ability and Electricity Generation Function.

Design, development and characterisation of a Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (BICPV) smart window system (2021)
Journal Article
Liu, X., & Wu, Y. (2021). Design, development and characterisation of a Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (BICPV) smart window system. Solar Energy, 220, 722-734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.03.037

Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (BICPV) window represents a promising alternative approach for improving the electricity generation of photovoltaic cells when integrated into building windows. As a new concept, BICPV smart window consi... Read More about Design, development and characterisation of a Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (BICPV) smart window system.

Monte-Carlo optical model coupled with Inverse Adding-Doubling for Building Integrated Photovoltaic smart window design and characterisation (2021)
Journal Article
Liu, X., & Wu, Y. (2021). Monte-Carlo optical model coupled with Inverse Adding-Doubling for Building Integrated Photovoltaic smart window design and characterisation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 223, Article 110972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.110972

Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) glazings are promising technologies with the benefits of electricity generation, solar shading and building energy savings. A new approach is to integrate BIPV windows with thermotropic materials such as Hydrox... Read More about Monte-Carlo optical model coupled with Inverse Adding-Doubling for Building Integrated Photovoltaic smart window design and characterisation.