APPLYING PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS: A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH

摘要

This work presents a methodology with architectural and engineering technical guidelines for the integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy in historic buildings protected by the public laws. Brazil has many urban sites in cities founded during the colonial periods of sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with strong European influences. At that time, most of these cities were under domain of Portugal and Spain and some of them, for short periods, were under domain of the Netherlands. Some of these cities are currently UNESCO world heritage sites, like Sao Luiz city. The universe of the present research comprises historic buildings of Belem city, located at Part State, on Brazilian northern region and on the heart of the Amazon Region. The roof plane is adopted as the PV modules installation plane since the facade integration tends to damage the building's cultural value. The proposed methodology aims to evaluate the impact of the PV integration in historic buildings, in terms of architecture and energy performance, in order to minimize the commitment of the cultural characteristics of the historic and protected buildings and to maximize the PV electricity generation.