Thermoresponsive energy saving smart window
AssigneeRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
InventorsGregory Parisi, Shankar Narayan, Xuanjie Wang
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Abstract
A thermoresponsive smart window is provided. The window includes a first windowpane that is positioned at a first side 2024/076415 of the window, a second windowpane that is positioned at a second side of the window opposite the first side, and a gap between the first windowpane and the second windowpane. A thermoresponsive liquid mixture is within the gap. The thermoresponsive liquid mixture is configured to display a phase separation at a lower critical solution temperature such that the window is configured to dynamically and passively switch between a transparent state and a translucent state. WO
Claims22
A thermoresponsive smart window comprising:
- a first windowpane positioned at a first side of the window;
- a second windowpane positioned at a second side of the window opposite the first side;
- a gap between the first windowpane and the second windowpane;
- and
- a thermoresponsive liquid mixture within the gap, the thermoresponsive liquid mixture is configured to display a phase separation at a lower critical solution temperature such that the window is configured to dynamically and passively switch between a transparent state and a translucent state.
A method of forming a thermoresponsive smart window, the method comprising:
- providing a first windowpane;
- providing a second windowpane;
- positioning the first windowpane and the second windowpane adjacent each other such that a gap is formed therebetween;
- forming a thermoresponsive liquid mixture, the thermoresponsive liquid mixture is configured to display a phase separation at a lower critical solution temperature;
- and
- filling the gap with the thermoresponsive liquid mixture such that the window is configured to dynamically and passively switch between a transparent state and a translucent state at the lower critical solution temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.