CONTEMPORARY

ARCHITECTURE

MITAKSHI CHOUHAN
M.ARCH
20MAR1001
CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY
SOLAR GLASS
PANELS
 WHAT IS SOLAR
GLASS PANEL?
THESE ARE TRANSPARENT SOLAR
PANELS THAT CAN GENERATE
ELECTRICITY FROM WINDOWS.
● These transparent solar
panels can be easily
deployed in a variety of
settings, ranging from
skyscrapers with large
windows to a mobile
device such as a phone ,
a laptop or an windows
in offices and homes .
● This technology holds
the potential to virtually
turn every building into
a solar producer .
 HOW DO SOLAR
PANEL WINDOWS
WORK ?
SOLAR CELLS MUST ABSORB
SUNLIGHT (PHOTONS) AND
CONVERT THEM INTO POWER
(ELECTRONS) .
● Solar windows convert sunlight
that passes through their tiny
solar cells
● These cells are placed at precise
angles to collect light that comes
through the window near the
window frame.
● The captured energy is
converted by the solar
concentrators into usable
energy.
● Solar windows are also
beneficial for larger buildings
that don’t have the roof capacity
necessary to hold large solar PV
systems that would offset their
energy usage.
 TYPES OF
TRANSPARENT
SOLAR PANELS
THE TWO MAJOR TYPES
1. PARTIAL PANELS SOLAR
PANELS
2. FULL TRANSPARENT SOLAR
PANELS
PARTIAL
TRANSPARENT
SOLAR PANELS
● A german manufacturer ,
Heliatek Gmb , has developed
this partially clear solar panels,
which ca absorb about 60 % of
the sunlight it receives .
FULLY
TRANSPARENT
SOLAR PANELS
● Fully transparent photovoltaic
glass panels that resemble
regular glass .
● Frameless glass laminated and
double glazed products are
designed to be compatible with
most conventional glazing
systems for facades and
skylights .
 WHERE TO FIND
SOLAR PANELS ?

● CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
● COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
● APARTMENT COMPLEXES
ENVIRONMENTAL
Solar windows operating at
AND PRACTICAL ●
peak capacity can offset a
BENEFITS buildings energy usages by up to
20% daily .
● This offsets significant amounts
● LESS POLLUTION of lights, heat , air conditioning
● REDUCED CARBON and even the pollution produced
FOOTPRINTS from commuting .
● LOWE UTILITY BILLS
SOLAR PANEL
BINDS
● Solar panels blinds are a
supplements to transparent
solar glass / panels when using
the window to generate
electricity .
● Solar power panels are designed
to harvest sunlight to produce
energy, while the essential
function of window blinds is to
block direct sun’s rays from
entering inside.
● Solar panel blinds are cleverly
combining these two divergent
functions.
● An innovative startup called
SolarGaps has introduced solar
panel blinds, which it claims can cut
down energy costs by up to 70
percent. For every 10 sq. ft. of
window space, these solar window
blinds can generate 100 watts of
power
 ● The potential to generate
renewable , clean energy from
the sun is enormous with
transparent solar panels,
THE FUTURE considering the number of
skyscrapers and buildings
already in existence or under
construction with massive
amount of glass surface.