Stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) powered electrochromic window
US5384653A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/153
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A variable transmittance double pane window includes an electrochromic material that has been deposited on one pane of the window in conjunction with an array of photovoltaic cells deposited along an edge of the pane to produce the required electric power necessary to vary the effective transmittance of the window. A battery is placed in a parallel fashion to the array of photovoltaic cells to allow the user the ability to manually override the system when a desired transmittance is desired.
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