TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sudimac, Budimir
AU  - Ugrinović, Aleksandra
AU  - Mišo, Jurčević
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/483
AB  - In light of climate changes, technological development and the use of renewable energy
sources are considered very important nowadays, both in newly designed structures and reconstructed
historic buildings, resulting in the reduction in the commercial energy consumption and CO2
environmental emissions. This paper explores the possibilities of improving the energy efficiency of
sacred heritage buildings by utilizing photovoltaic systems. As an exceptionally significant cultural
good, the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade shall serve as a case study, with the aim
of examining the methods of mounting photovoltaic (PV) panels, taking into account the fact that the
authenticity and the aesthetic value of this cultural monument must remain intact. A comparative
analysis of the two options for installing PV panels on the southwestern roof of the church was
performed using simulations in PVgis and PVsist V6.84 software, with the aim of establishing the
most efficient option in terms of power generation. The simulation results show that photovoltaic
panels can produce 151,650 kWh (Option 1) and 150,894 kWh (Option 2) per year, while the required
amount of energy is 42,726 kWh. The electricity produced exceeds the electricity requirements for the
decorative lighting of the Cathedral Church, so it can be used for other purposes in the sacred complex.
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - Sustainability (Switzerland), 2020, 12(4), 1408
T1  - The Application of Photovoltaic Systems in Sacred Buildings for the Purpose of Electric Power Production: The Case Study of the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SP  - 1408
DO  - 10.3390/su12041408
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Sudimac, Budimir and Ugrinović, Aleksandra and Mišo, Jurčević",
year = "2020",
abstract = "In light of climate changes, technological development and the use of renewable energy
sources are considered very important nowadays, both in newly designed structures and reconstructed
historic buildings, resulting in the reduction in the commercial energy consumption and CO2
environmental emissions. This paper explores the possibilities of improving the energy efficiency of
sacred heritage buildings by utilizing photovoltaic systems. As an exceptionally significant cultural
good, the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade shall serve as a case study, with the aim
of examining the methods of mounting photovoltaic (PV) panels, taking into account the fact that the
authenticity and the aesthetic value of this cultural monument must remain intact. A comparative
analysis of the two options for installing PV panels on the southwestern roof of the church was
performed using simulations in PVgis and PVsist V6.84 software, with the aim of establishing the
most efficient option in terms of power generation. The simulation results show that photovoltaic
panels can produce 151,650 kWh (Option 1) and 150,894 kWh (Option 2) per year, while the required
amount of energy is 42,726 kWh. The electricity produced exceeds the electricity requirements for the
decorative lighting of the Cathedral Church, so it can be used for other purposes in the sacred complex.",
publisher = "Basel: MDPI",
journal = "Sustainability (Switzerland), 2020, 12(4), 1408",
title = "The Application of Photovoltaic Systems in Sacred Buildings for the Purpose of Electric Power Production: The Case Study of the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade",
volume = "12",
number = "4",
pages = "1408",
doi = "10.3390/su12041408"
}

Sudimac, B., Ugrinović, A.,& Mišo, J.. (2020). The Application of Photovoltaic Systems in Sacred Buildings for the Purpose of Electric Power Production: The Case Study of the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade. in Sustainability (Switzerland), 2020, 12(4), 1408
Basel: MDPI., 12(4), 1408.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041408

Sudimac B, Ugrinović A, Mišo J. The Application of Photovoltaic Systems in Sacred Buildings for the Purpose of Electric Power Production: The Case Study of the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade. in Sustainability (Switzerland), 2020, 12(4), 1408. 2020;12(4):1408.
doi:10.3390/su12041408 .

Sudimac, Budimir, Ugrinović, Aleksandra, Mišo, Jurčević, "The Application of Photovoltaic Systems in Sacred Buildings for the Purpose of Electric Power Production: The Case Study of the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade" in Sustainability (Switzerland), 2020, 12(4), 1408, 12, no. 4 (2020):1408,
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041408 . .