Development and construction of a thermoelectric active facade module

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  • Marıa Ibanez-Puy
  • Jose Antonio Fernandez Sacristan
  • Cesar Martın-Gomez
  • Marina Vidaurre-Arbizu

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https://doi.org/10.7480/jfde.2015.1.915

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Ventilated opaque facade, energy efficiency, Peltier, prototype, adaptive facade

Abstract

In order to fulfil the current challenges for the European building sector, building design has diverged into two alternative directions: active technologies and passive design strategies. In the last few years, advanced and responsive building envelope components have represented a promising answer to these challenges. This paper presents the design and construction process of a project that aims to design, build and control the energy performance of an industrial-scale modular active ventilated facade prototype with a new Themoelectric Peltier System (TPS). The TPS is a thermoelectric HVAC heat pump system designed to be located in the building envelope and providing a high comfort level. Trying to optimize the energy performance of the traditional ventilated opaque facade, and make more efficient the energy performance of the TPS, the concept of adaptability has been applied to ventilated opaque facades. The essential research theme is to control the natural phenomena that take place inside the ventilated air cavity of the facade: taking advantage when heat dissipation is needed, and avoiding it when heat losses are not welcome. In order to quantify the previous statements, some facade prototypes are being built in Pamplona (Spain) and their energy performance is going to be analyzed during a year.

   

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Ibanez-Puy, M., Fernandez Sacristan, J. A., Martın-Gomez, C., & Vidaurre-Arbizu, M. (2015). Development and construction of a thermoelectric active facade module. Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 3(1), 15–25. https://doi.org/10.7480/jfde.2015.1.915

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2015-06-16

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Special issue ICAE2015

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