A sensitivity analysis of design parameters of BIPV/T-DSF in relation to building energy and thermal comfort performances

In recent years, Building-Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Double-Skin Façade (BIPV/T-DSF) shows great potentials on improving indoor thermal comfort and energy efficiency for buildings. Previous studies assessed both of a BIPV/T-DSF building through the use photovoltaic devices ventilation types BIPV/T-DSF, however, which did not evaluate effect other dominant design parameters BIPV/T-DSF's performance. This paper presents simulation study sensitivity analysis correlations between consumption various operating in different configurations climatic conditions . The results showed that solar heat gain coefficient external window possessed highest importance affecting consumption, while transmittance internal windows cavity depth also notable to performances. • Sensitivity building-integrated double-skin facades numerical simulation. Correlations performance façades were studied. included consumption. windows' facades. identified most important are refined determine optimal solution