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An empirical study on energy efficiency improvement through photovoltaic systems and a LED lighting control system

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In this research, a facility was constructed and its performance was analyzed to improve the energy efficiency of a vertical-type water treatment building. After the design and construction of a fixed tilt Photovoltaic in Building (PVIB) on the rooftop using a crystalline silicon solar cell module and photovoltaic generator integrated with the building by using a Building Integrated Photovoltaic System (BIPV), a thin-film module on the rooftop and outer wall of water treatment building, and the generation efficiency was analyzed. Also, a DC distribution was established for use of a brushless DC (BLDC) pump motor, and the existing lighting-facility-based manual on-off method was turned into a system for energy conservation by controlling light emitting diode (LED) through a wireless motion sensor and dimming control. In addition, a Building Energy Management System (BEMS) for a real-time analysis of the energy efficiency for a vertical0type water treatment building was prepared and tested. The vertical-type water treatment building developed in this study is currently operating the BEMS. The vertical-type water treatment building reported in this paper is expected to reduce energy consumption by about 30% compared to existing water treatment systems.

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  1. K-water Institute, Korea Water Resources Corporation, Daejeon, 305-730, Korea

    Young Kwan Choi

  2. School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Korea

    Jae Hyeong Lee

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Choi, Y.K., Lee, J.H. An empirical study on energy efficiency improvement through photovoltaic systems and a LED lighting control system. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 67, 1001–1006 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.67.1001

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