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A numerical analysis using the dynamic simulation tool EnergyPlus was carried out for assessing the performance of the test room with the BIPVT integrated on its fa\u00e7ade through a parametric analysis of 14 scenarios in two conditions: a) receiving direct solar gains on the glazing surface and b) avoiding direct solar gains on the glazing surface. Additionally, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of the BIPVT system was performed using ANSYS Fluent. The findings of this work demonstrate that the BIPVT has a good potential to improve the sustainability of the building by reducing the nominal energy needs to achieve thermal comfort, reducing up to 48% the total energy needs for heating and cooling compared to the base case. The operation mode must be adjusted to the other strategies already implemented in the room (e.g., the presence of windows and blinds to control direct solar gains), and the automatic operation mode has proven to have a better performance in the scope of this work.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/en13112887","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,9]],"date-time":"2020-06-09T05:16:14Z","timestamp":1591679774000},"page":"2887","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["Performance Assessment of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal System in Mediterranean Climate\u2014A Numerical Simulation Approach"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Karol","family":"Bot","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), 1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9140-4953","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura","family":"Aelenei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), 1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1499-1370","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria da Gl\u00f3ria","family":"Gomes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CERIS, Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources (DECivil), Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7532-3993","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Santos Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IN+, Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research \/LARSyS, Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEM), Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"175","DOI":"10.1016\/j.apenergy.2018.05.037","article-title":"Characterizing the energy flexibility of buildings and districts","volume":"225","author":"Junker","year":"2018","journal-title":"Appl. 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