Potential of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Application on Roof Top of Residential Development in Shah Alam

Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) is an application where solar Photovoltaic panels are integrated into the building structures to produce electrical energy. It is silent, clean in operation, highly reliable and low maintenance. The research is to study the potential of BIPV application on the roof top of the houses in Shah Alam. Few samples were selected, important parameters were measured, and analysed to determine which roof form, orientations and PV types that influence the power generations. The average daily power generations range from 11.18kWh/kWp to 29.18kWh/kWp was recorded depending on the number of modules, PV type, slope inclination and location.