Bjørn Petter Jelle
Background and activities
Bjørn Petter Jelle is a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Jelle's background is as a physicist, chemist and material scientist, and examples of current work fields include building physics, materials science, solar radiation, thermal radiation, climate exposure, accelerated climate ageing, solar cells, building integrated photovoltaics, high performance thermal insulation materials, nano materials, and electrochromic materials.
Research areas:
Building physics
Materials science and technology
Accelerated climate ageing experimental investigations
Various climate testing including wind-driven rain
Solar radiation
Solar cells / Photovoltaics
Building integrated photovoltaics
High performance thermal insulation materials
Nano materials
Miscellaneous energy aspects
Material and coating evaluation
Surface preparation and protection
Coating application
Cathodic protection design
Corrosion and material aspects
Conducting polymers
Sensor technology
Electrochromic materials for energy efficient windows
Air metal hydride batteries
Fuel cell technology
Hydrogen energy
Electrochemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Astronomy
Chemistry
Courses
- BA8620 - Advanced Fenestration Materials and Technologies
- BYGT2311 - Building Technology
- BYGT2900 - Bachelor's Thesis
- TBA4165 - Building Technology
- BA8104 - Building Materials - Durability and Service Life
- BA8108 - Thermal Building Insulation Materials
- TBM4221 - Building Technology
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2022) In Vitro Cell Composition Identification of Wood Decay Fungi by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Royal Society Open Science. vol. 9.
- (2021) A framework for classification of snow- and icephobicity. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. vol. 35 (10).
- (2021) A Testing Methodology for Quantification of Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems. Building and Environment. vol. 199.
- (2021) Quantification of wind-driven rain intrusion in building-integrated photovoltaic systems. Solar Energy. vol. 230.
- (2021) Numerical Modeling of Effective Thermal Conductivity of Hollow Silica Nanosphere Packings. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. vol. 182.
- (2021) Operating Hardware Impact on the Heat Transfer Properties of Windows. Energies. vol. 14.
- (2021) The economics of thermal superinsulation in buildings. Energy and Buildings. vol. 253.
- (2021) Influence of shell materials on the optical performance of VO2 core–shell nanoparticle–based thermochromic films. Materials Today Nano. vol. 13.
- (2020) Utilization of Size-Tunable Hollow Silica Nanospheres for Building Thermal Insulation Applications. Journal of Building Engineering. vol. 31.
- (2020) Avoiding snow and ice accretion on building integrated photovoltaics - challenges, strategies, and opportunities. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. vol. 206.
- (2020) Building-Integrated Photovoltaics from Products to System Integration - A Critical Review. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. vol. 960.
- (2020) Coloured Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Influence on Energy Efficiency. Energy and Buildings. vol. 208.
- (2020) Durability-Enhanced Vanadium Dioxide Thermochromic Film for Smart Windows. Materials Today Physics. vol. 13.
- (2020) Optically-Switchable Thermally-Insulating VO2-Aerogel Hybrid Film for Window Retrofits. Applied Energy. vol. 278.
- (2020) Electrochromic Properties of WO3 Thin Films: The Role of Film Thickness. Analytical Science Advances (ASA). vol. 1.
- (2019) Thermal conductivity of amorphous silica nanoparticles. Journal of nanoparticle research. vol. 21:108 (6).
- (2019) Preparation of low density organosilica monoliths containing hollow silica nanospheres as thermal insulation materials. Materials Letters. vol. 250.
- (2019) Nano Insulation Materials Exploiting the Knudsen Effect. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. vol. 634.
- (2019) Investigations of 6-pane Glazing: Properties and Possibilities. Energy and Buildings. vol. 190.
- (2019) System model for spatial mapping of anthropogenic sinkholes and subsidence basins in mining areas applying 2D laser scanner technique. E3S Web of Conferences. vol. 106.