Autonomous electrochromic assembly

Berland, Brian Spencer; Lanning, Bruce Roy; Stowell, Jr., Michael Wayne

Title: Autonomous electrochromic assembly

Patent · Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015

OSTI ID:1172143

Berland, Brian Spencer; Lanning, Bruce Roy; Stowell, Jr., Michael Wayne

This disclosure describes system and methods for creating an autonomous electrochromic assembly, and systems and methods for use of the autonomous electrochromic assembly in combination with a window. Embodiments described herein include an electrochromic assembly that has an electrochromic device, an energy storage device, an energy collection device, and an electrochromic controller device. These devices may be combined into a unitary electrochromic insert assembly. The electrochromic assembly may have the capability of generating power sufficient to operate and control an electrochromic device. This control may occur through the application of a voltage to an electrochromic device to change its opacity state. The electrochromic assembly may be used in combination with a window.

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Research Organization:: ITN Energy Systems, Inc., Littleton, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000019

Assignee:: ITN Energy Systems, Inc. (Littleton, CO)

Patent Number(s):: 8,976,440

Application Number:: 13/758,387

OSTI ID:: 1172143

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Feb 04

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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