Optics and materials research for controlled radiant energy transfer in buildings. Final technical report

Goldner, R B

doi:10.2172/631250

Title: Optics and materials research for controlled radiant energy transfer in buildings. Final technical report

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The primary objective of this project was to perform the optics and materials research necessary to identify and solve the technical problems associated with fabricating durable, variable reflectivity electrochromic windows for energy efficient buildings and vehicles. The research performed at the Tufts Electro-Optics Technology Center (EOTC) has identified and solved nearly all the significant problems, as discussed below in this final technical report. There still remains, however, one important problem to be solved--i.e., to better understand the science of deposition processes and thereby develop and optimize one or more production-worthy deposition processes that could be used for the practical production of affordable, variable reflectivity electrochromic windows. Therefore, it is recommended that such studies be carried out with the goals of: (1) determining the probable practical limits of performance; and, very importantly, (2) to develop and optimize deposition processes that could be used for the practical production of affordable electrochromic windows.

Authors:: Goldner, R B

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

Research Org.:: Tufts Univ., Electro-Optics Technology Center, Medford, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 631250

Report Number(s):: DOE/GO/10096-T1
ON: DE98005185; TRN: AHC29813%%122

DOE Contract Number:: FG36-95GO10096; FG36-85SF15927

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: Jul 1996

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; PROGRESS REPORT; WINDOWS; BUILDINGS; VEHICLES; ELECTROCHROMISM; MATERIALS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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