Brite Solar - Electrochromic - Dynamic Glass
Brite Solar’s Dynamic glass allows the transparency of the glass to be controlled. This is not only important from a glare control point of view, but also from a solar heat gain (Increase in temperature due to the infra-red rays entering into the room).
Brite Solar’s Dynamic glass can be set to fully transparent during the winter for maximum light and heat transmission and tinted during the summer to reduce light and heat gain. The glass can also be set to any level of tinting in between.
In addition, Brite Solar’s Dynamic glass has excellent thermal insulating capabilities, providing better insulation with a single pane of glass than traditional low e dual pane windows. This simplifies installation, reduces weight and significantly reduces the cost of implementing dynamic glass when compared to existing technologies.
Glass creates a window to the outside world and as importantly allows solar illumination for the inside of the building.
The problem is that without some type of control the external light can increase the temperature in the building, specially during the summer months, creating additional burden on the building’s cooling systems.
Based on the nanotechnology that has been developed to produce the Brite Solar Glass, including Ink-jet deposition of semiconductor materials (TiO2 and T03) and a solid state electrolyte, Brite’s Dynamic Glass (Electrochromic) can be produced at a fraction of the cost of competing technologies.
The benefits of Electrochromic Glass in terms of modulating solar heat gain have been understood for many years. The reason why Electrochromic Glass is not widely deployed today is due to its excessive cost and complexity of installation.
Brite is also able to manufacture solar cells and electrochromic functions on the same piece of glass, eliminating the need for external power connections to the window and greatly simplifying installation.
Its simple manufacturing process lends itself to various sizes and formats since the deposition process is patterned by the programming of the ink-jet printer.
Brite’s Electrochromic glass is a sealed, laminated structure which greatly simplifies the complexity and cost of integrating it into Insulated Glass Units (IGUs).