Light-switching behavior of non-mechanical shading devices
- Univ. Wuerzburg (Germany). Physikalisches Inst.
The authors investigated the light switching properties of non-mechanical shading devices, namely liquid crystal films and thermochromic layers. These systems can be switched between a transparent and a scattering state either by application of an electric voltage or surpassing a characteristic switching temperature. This paper presents data on the light scattering properties of such materials, i.e. the change in diffuse transmittance due to switching, the light scattering efficiency and the size of the scattering entities. Radiative transport calculations were performed in order to describe the light scattering properties of the liquid crystal films and to determine the optimization potential of these layers. For comparison data of an electrochromic layer, which has a transparent and an absorbing state, are shown.
- OSTI ID:
- 194834
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9404167-; ISBN 0-8194-1564-2; TRN: IM9611%%336
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SPIE 13: international symposium on optical materials technology for energy efficiency and solar energy conversion, Freiburg (Germany), 18-22 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Optical materials technology for energy efficiency and solar energy conversion XIII; Wittwer, V. [ed.] [Fraunhofer Inst. for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg (Germany)]; Granqvist, C.G. [ed.] [Uppsala Univ. (Sweden). Dept. of Technology]; Lampert, C. [ed.] [Lawrence Berkeley Lab., Berkeley, CA (United States). Energy and Environment Div.]; PB: 863 p.; Proceedings/SPIE, Volume 2255
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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