Pdlc film device with patterned electrodes

A polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) shutter device comprising:

• i) a PDLC film comprising
• a longitudinally etched conductive film and a transversally etched conductive film disposed substantially parallel to each other, and
• a PDLC located between the longitudinally etched conductive film and the transversally etched conductive film;
• ii) at least one longitudinal modular circuit (10) comprising
• at least one conductive output-pad (11) connected each one to two transistors (23) wherein the at least one conductive output-pad (11) is connected, by a wire mesh, to a respective conductive bus-bar (12) connected to each strip and wherein the at least one conductive output-pad (11) is connected individually to each strip, wherein a strip is the area located between two etched lines of the longitudinally etched conductive film of the PDLC film;
• and
• at least one initial connector (13) and at least one terminal connector (14);
• iii) at least one transversal modular circuit (15) comprising
• at least one conductive output-pad (11) connected each one to two transistors (23) wherein the at least one conductive output-pad (11) is connected, by a wire mesh, to a respective conductive bus-bar (12) connected to each strip and wherein the at least one conductive output-pad (11) is connected individually to each strip, wherein a strip is the area located between two etched lines of the transversally etched conductive film of the PDLC film, and wherein the transistors (23) control the power supply and data to each strip through the conductive output-pad (11);
• at least one initial connector (13), and at least one terminal connector (14);
• iv) at least one pivot modular circuit (16) comprising
• at least one initial connector and at least one terminal connector configured to connect longitudinal to transversal modular circuits;
• v) at least one end terminal modular circuit (22) connected to the last of the at least one longitudinal modular circuit (10) or to the last of the at least one transversal modular circuit (15);
• vi) at least one power supply terminal (17) and at least one data terminal (18), both connected to the end terminal modular circuit (22);
• vii) an electronic controller console (19) to operate the longitudinally and transversally convertible PDLC shutter device, comprising
• one power supply cable (20) connected to the power supply terminal (17), and
• one data cable (21) connected to the data terminal (18);
• and
• wherein the PDLC shutter is capable of generating opacity or transparency at each intersection of the strips.