Integrating Organic Photovoltaics and Tension Membrane Fabrics
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SKYShades specializes in designing and installing tension fabric structures integrated with organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar panels. OPV panels are lightweight, flexible, and more environmentally friendly than traditional silicon solar panels. Some applications of SKYShades' OPV fabric structures include solar shade sails, carports, and roofing fabrics. Benefits of OPV include lower production costs than traditional PV, simpler replacement when energy demands increase, and potential use both indoors and outdoors.
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Integrating Organic Photovoltaics and Tension Membrane Fabrics
- 1. Integrating Organic Photovoltaics & Tension Membrane Fabrics Diego Villamizar Principal SKYShades of Southern California
- 3. SKYShades specializes in the design, engineering and installation of high-quality tension membrane fabric structures We also offer exclusive SOLAR ROOFING FABRICS through our Integrated Building Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) Systems About SKYShades Applications
- 4. US Tensile Beginnings PTFE Fiberglass and NASA (1969) First commercial projects (1972) Lightweight long-span roofs (Silver Dome - 1975)
- 8. Wolf Creek
- 9. Lake Eola
- 10. 1,100 m² 11,840sqft PVC Thowal Prince Palace Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 11. Raptis Plaza Brisbane, Australia Atrium shade sails to reduce solar and heat glare in existing glazed atriums PVC/Polyester fabric (1,500 m2 – 16,145sqft)
- 12. Edo Tokyo Museum 500 m² PTFE/Glass fabric
- 13. 10.000 m² - Silicon/Glass fabric Alexandra Palace
- 17. OPV Applications
- 21. OPV Car Port
- 22. OPV Car Port Structures
- 23. UCSD Canyon View Pool
- 24. Benefits of 3rd generation Solar Technology (OPV) Versus Traditional Solar Panels
Editor's Notes
- We are here to give you a very fundamental understanding of the basics, kind of a tensile 101. How many people have either worked on a tensile/shade project, planing one in the future ? We will discuss the following
- The earliest projects began in the 70’s using new, very high tech fabrics that originated in the Apollo space program. The early space suits were made of an early version of modern day PTFE fabric, pass samples around later The 1 st U.S. PTFE project was in 1972 (lower left pic) it is showing no significant signs of degradation after 36 years! The early long span technology originated in the air supported stadium roof business. These systems were a great answer to long span, indoor sports arenas, a few (Carrier Dome at Syracuse, Colts, RCA Dome) still operate today. Silver Dome is the 1 st long span PTFE air dome in Detroit. Haj Terminal is over 5 million sq ft and one of a few man made structures you can see from the space shuttle
- Heat Island reduction Ratio of coverage to consumables is small Most Tensile shapes allow for better unimpeded air flow and natural ventalation Most fabric manufacturers have full recycle capabilities You may want to discuss the use of thin film solar and Konarka
- 1990, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 1,100 m² PVC coated Polyester fabric Client: HRH Prince Sultan Architects/Eng.: SL, Germany Membrane Eng.: Tensys, UK