Development of a photovoltaic ceramic roof tile

Development of a photovoltaic ceramic roof tile

Haest, K.P.

Brezet, J.C. (mentor)
Flipsen, S.F.J. (mentor)

Industrial Design Engineering

Design Engineering

Integrated Product Design

2014-06-19

Two important barriers in adopting rooftop PV are the (perceived) lack of compatibility with current (tiled) roofs and the poor aesthetics of roof-mounted PV panels. This has led to the idea of PV roof tiles, which could take away these barriers. The Delft-based company FlexSol Solutions has the unique capability of curving highly efficient crystalline silicon PV cells, which offers a unique advantage in the design of a PV roof tile. This is why the design possibilities for such a product were explored in this project.

photovoltaic
BIPV
roof tile
flexible
life cycle assessment
Eco-costs / Value Ratio

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d768e331-67ac-4fe5-a99e-4c2e5286a8fd

Campus only

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2014 Haest, K.P.