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 …

Indoor thermal environment of thin membrane structure Buildings: A review

G Tian, Y Fan, M Gao, H Wang, H Zheng, J Liu… - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Compared with the conventional building structure, the translucent lightweight membrane
structure with excellent material performance, good building performance and structural …

OPV-PCM-ETFE foils in use for public buildings: electrical performance and thermal characteristics

J Hu, X Wang, W Chen, Y Yin, Y Li - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) foil integrated organic photovoltaic cells (OPV) is a
promising new building material that can convert solar energy into electricity and thus …

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 …

Studies on the thermal optical properties and solar heat gain of thin membrane structure industrial building

G Tian, Y Fan, H Wang, H Zheng, M Gao, J Liu, C Liu - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, the construction of enclosed material yard projects has becoming an urgent
requirement to improve ecological environment and living environment quality. Thin …

Energy and luminous performance investigation of an OPV/ETFE glazing element for building integration

Á Moreno, D Chemisana, R Vaillon, A Riverola… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The combination of architectural membranes such as ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE)
foils and organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells offers a wide range of possibilities for building …

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] Design and characterization of an OPV-ETFE multi-layer semi-transparent glazing

A Moreno, A Riverola, D Chemisana, R Vaillon… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Architectural glazing has several advantages in terms of aesthetics and user well-being
perspectives. However, they can have large impacts on heating and cooling demands and …