BIPV Facade Trade-off: Solar Fins vs. Daylight (2D)

Building-integrated photovoltaics let architects turn a whole facade into a power plant, but every design choice trades electricity generation against how daylit the building feels from the inside. This 2D simulator renders a facade elevation, a physical side cross-section of a single fin catching a sun ray, and a live power-vs-daylight trade-off chart, all driven by the same underlying formula: incidence angle between the sun and each fin, the sun's elevation through the day, and the visible-light-transmittance of the glass itself. Tilt the fins, tint the glass, drag the sun or move it with a slider, and watch power density, daily energy yield and interior daylight transmission respond in real time — and see exactly where the two curves cross.