Buildings with ETFE foils: A review on material properties, architectural performance and structural behavior

J Hu, W Chen, B Zhao, D Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Buildings with ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foils have attracted considerable
attention due to excellent material properties, good architectural performance and structural …

A review on fabrication and applications of textile envelope integrated flexible photovoltaic systems

Q Li, A Zanelli - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of textile envelope integrated flexible photovoltaic (TE-FPV) systems emerged
in the late 1990s. It has been one of most promising technologies to promote the …

Irradiation Analysis of Tensile Membrane Structures for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics

J Marchwiński, V Milošević, A Stefańska, E Lucchi - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
A dynamic development in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) has been observed in
recent years. One of the manifestations of this trend is the integration of photovoltaic cells …

Photothermal-structural-fluid behaviors of PV-ETFE cushion roof in summer: Numerical analysis using three-dimensional multiphysics model

Y Yin, W Chen, J Hu, B Zhao, X Huang - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
PV-ETFE cushion roof combines transparent ETFE films and flexible photovoltaics, making it
possible to harvest both electricity and heat from solar energy simultaneously. However …

Photovoltaic Technology Integration with Tensile Membrane Structures-a Critical Review

V Milošević - Tehnički vjesnik, 2022 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Tensile membrane structures and photovoltaic technology have been developing
completely independently one from the other until recently. After the realization that PV …

Two-layer ETFE cushions integrated flexible photovoltaics: Prototype development and thermal performance assessment

J Hu, W Chen, Y Liu, B Zhao, D Yang, B Ge - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) cushion integrated flexible photovoltaics (PV) is an
extension of building integrated photovoltaics into membrane structures, which could be …

Thermal-physical behavior and energy performance of air-supported membranes for sports halls: A comparison among traditional and advanced building envelopes

H Suo, A Angelotti, A Zanelli - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
In the last decade textile architecture has become increasingly popular: fabrics and foils are
more and more used as skins for permanent and enclosed buildings. The thermal-physical …

Structural behavior of the PV–ETFE cushion roof

J Hu, W Chen, Q Cai, C Gao, B Zhao, Z Qiu, Y Qu - Thin-Walled Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) cushion roof integrated photovoltaic (PV–ETFE cushion
roof) is an environment-friendly retrofit with advantages of cushion structures and capacity of …

Electrical-thermal-mechanical properties of multifunctional OPV-ETFE foils for large-span transparent membrane buildings

J Hu, W Chen, Y Yin, Y Li, D Yang, H Wang, X Zhang - Polymer Testing, 2018 - Elsevier
ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) foils integrated organic photovoltaic cells (OPV) have
attracted considerable attention in recent years due to the achievement of sustainability. As …

[HTML][HTML] Strain Analysis of Membrane Structures for Photovoltaic Integration in Built Environment

V Milošević, J Marchwiński, E Lucchi - Sustainability, 2025 - mdpi.com
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into tensioned membrane structures presents a
significant advancement for sustainable applications in the built environment. However, a …