subject: Smart glass control lighting and temperature [print this page] Smart glass control lighting and temperature
Smart glass is a new technology in market. It gives enginners, contractors, architects a completely new way to define interior spaces. Smart glass technology can be used for skylights, doors, windows, divider and partitions. Smart glass can also be used to control temperature levels for a range of environments.
For example, in hot climate the transparency can be altered to allow enough light to enter and reduce glare while simultaneously prohibiting heat from increasing room temperature. Certain type of smart glass can allow users to control the amount of light passing with the press of a button; it changes transparent to opaque, partially blocking light while maintaining a clear view of what lies behind the window. Another type of smart glass can provide privacy at the turn of a switch.
Some smart glass technologies are electro chromic devices, suspended particle devices, and liquid crystal devices. The use of smart glass can save cost for heating, air conditioning and lighting and avoid the cost of installing and maintaining motorized light screens. When opaque, liquid crystal or electro chromic smart glass blocks most ultra violet rays, thereby reducing fabric fading; for SPD-type smart glass, this is achieved when used in conjunction with low-e low emissivity coatings. Critical aspects of smart glass include installation costs, the use of electricity, durability, as well as functional features such as the speed of control, possibilities for dimming, and the degree of transparency of the glass.
Smart glass represents a category of glazing materials that visibly change their properties in response to a stimulus. The benefits of using smart glass are:
It transforms the conventional windows into high performing smart windows.
Blended approach of smart and non-smart glazing.
Daylight harvesting.
The "Smart Glasses" provides the advantage of lower energy consumption with the added convenience of a technologically advanced window in place of blinds. Smart Glass provides smartness to home as well as the office environment and assures privacy everywhere. To assure privacy in living areas and bathroom, advanced home user can use it.
