Electrochromic devices and methods associated therewith

    公开(公告)号:US11947235B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US18152621

    申请日:2023-01-10

    IPC分类号: G02F1/163 E06B9/24

    摘要: A method of operating an electrochromic device comprising: coupling a logic device to the electrochromic device; applying a voltage to the electrochromic device; receiving a current from the electrochromic device in response to the provided voltage; and with the logic device, determining an exact operating condition of the electrochromic device from the received current. A method of operating a plurality of electrochromic devices comprising: adjusting a frequency of voltage applied to the plurality of electrochromic devices, wherein each of the plurality of electrochromic devices is adjusted by a different frequency; measuring a duration of time required to change tint states of each of the electrochromic devices; and identifying a location of each of the plurality of electrochromic devices in response to the measured duration of time required to change the tint states of each of the electrochromic device.

    ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES AND METHODS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH

    公开(公告)号:US20230161214A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-25

    申请号:US18152621

    申请日:2023-01-10

    IPC分类号: G02F1/163 E06B9/24

    摘要: A method of operating an electrochromic device comprising: coupling a logic device to the electrochromic device; applying a voltage to the electrochromic device; receiving a current from the electrochromic device in response to the provided voltage; and with the logic device, determining an exact operating condition of the electrochromic device from the received current. A method of operating a plurality of electrochromic devices comprising: adjusting a frequency of voltage applied to the plurality of electrochromic devices, wherein each of the plurality of electrochromic devices is adjusted by a different frequency; measuring a duration of time required to change tint states of each of the electrochromic devices; and identifying a location of each of the plurality of electrochromic devices in response to the measured duration of time required to change the tint states of each of the electrochromic device.

    Apparatus to maintain a continuously graded transmission state

    公开(公告)号:US11409179B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16530850

    申请日:2019-08-02

    摘要: An apparatus can include an electrochromic device. When using the apparatus, the electrochromic device can be switched from a first transmission state to a continuously graded state and maintained at continuously graded transmission state. An apparatus can include an active stack with a first transparent conductive layer, a second transparent conductive layer, an anodic electrochemical layer between the first and the second transparent conductive layers, and a cathodic electrochemical layer between the first and the second transparent conductive layers. The apparatus can further include a first bus bar electrically coupled to the first transparent conductive layer, a second bus bar electrically coupled to the second transparent conductive layer, where the second bus bar is generally non-parallel to the first bus bar, and a third bus bar electrically coupled to the first transparent conductive layer, where the third bus bar is generally parallel to the first bus bar.

    Methods for producing lower electrical isolation in electrochromic films

    公开(公告)号:US11194211B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US15439612

    申请日:2017-02-22

    摘要: The present invention provides for an electroactive device having a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and one or more electroactive layers sandwiched between the first and second conductive layers. One or more adjacent layers of the electroactive device may include a physical separation between a first portion and a second portion of the adjacent layers, the physical separation defining a respective tapered sidewall of each of the first and second portions. The one or more adjacent layers may include one of the first and second conductive layers. The remaining layers of the electroactive device may be formed over the physical separation of the one or more adjacent layers. The remaining layers may include the other of the first and second conductive layers.

    MADE-TO-STOCK PATTERNED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE LAYER

    公开(公告)号:US20200209701A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:US16715873

    申请日:2019-12-16

    IPC分类号: G02F1/163 G02F1/155 G02F1/157

    摘要: An electrochemical device and method of forming said device is disclosed. The method can include providing a substrate and stack overlying the substrate. The stack can include a first transparent conductive layer over the substrate, a cathodic electrochemical layer over the first transparent conductive layer, an anodic electrochemical layer over the electrochromic layer, and a second transparent conductive layer overlying the anodic electrochemical layer. The method can include depositing an insulating layer over the stack and determining a first pattern for the second transparent conductive layer. The first pattern can include a first region and a second region. The first region and the second region can be the same material. The method can include patterning the first region of the second transparent conductive layer without removing the material from the first region. The first region can have a first resistivity and the second region can have a second resistivity.

    Multiple barrier layer encapsulation stack

    公开(公告)号:US10096533B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US14944072

    申请日:2015-11-17

    摘要: A process for encapsulating an apparatus to restrict environmental element permeation between the apparatus and an external environment includes applying multiple barrier layers to the apparatus and preceding each layer application with a separate cleaning of the presently-exposed apparatus surface, resulting in an apparatus which includes an encapsulation stack, where the encapsulation stack includes a multi-layer stack of barrier layers. Each separate cleaning removes particles from the presently-exposed apparatus surface, exposing gaps in the barrier layer formed by the particles, and the subsequently-applied barrier layer at least partially fills the gaps, so that a permeation pathway through the encapsulation stack via gap spaces is restricted. The quantity of barrier layers applied to form the stack can be based on a determined probability that a stack of the particular quantity of barrier layers is independent of at least a certain quantity of continuous permeation pathways through the stack.

    MULTIPLE BARRIER LAYER ENCAPSULATION STACK
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    发明申请
    MULTIPLE BARRIER LAYER ENCAPSULATION STACK 审中-公开
    多个障碍层覆盖层

    公开(公告)号:US20160141258A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-19

    申请号:US14944072

    申请日:2015-11-17

    摘要: A process for encapsulating an apparatus to restrict environmental element permeation between the apparatus and an external environment includes applying multiple barrier layers to the apparatus and preceding each layer application with a separate cleaning of the presently-exposed apparatus surface, resulting in an apparatus which includes an encapsulation stack, where the encapsulation stack includes a multi-layer stack of barrier layers. Each separate cleaning removes particles from the presently-exposed apparatus surface, exposing gaps in the barrier layer formed by the particles, and the subsequently-applied barrier layer at least partially fills the gaps, so that a permeation pathway through the encapsulation stack via gap spaces is restricted. The quantity of barrier layers applied to form the stack can be based on a determined probability that a stack of the particular quantity of barrier layers is independent of at least a certain quantity of continuous permeation pathways through the stack.

    摘要翻译: 用于封装装置以限制装置和外部环境之间的环境因素渗透的装置的方法包括:在装置和在每个层应用之间施加多个阻挡层,对当前暴露的装置表面进行单独的清洁,得到包括 封装堆栈,其中封装堆栈包括多层阻挡层堆叠。 每个单独的清洁从当前暴露的设备表面去除颗粒,暴露由颗粒形成的阻挡层中的间隙,并且随后施加的阻挡层至少部分地填充间隙,使得穿过封装层的渗透途径经由间隙 被限制 施加以形成堆叠的阻挡层的量可以基于确定的特征量的阻挡层的堆叠与通过堆叠的至少一定量的连续渗透途径无关的概率。