DRIVING THIN FILM SWITCHABLE OPTICAL DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210116770A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US17247825

    申请日:2020-12-23

    Applicant: View, Inc.

    Abstract: Controllers and control methods apply a drive voltage to bus bars of a thin film optically switchable device. The applied drive voltage is provided at a level that drives a transition over the entire surface of the optically switchable device but does not damage or degrade the device. This applied voltage produces an effective voltage at all locations on the face of the device that is within a bracketed range. The upper bound of this range is associated with a voltage safely below the level at which the device may experience damage or degradation impacting its performance in the short term or the long term. At the lower boundary of this range is an effective voltage at which the transition between optical states of the device occurs relatively rapidly. The level of voltage applied between the bus bars is significantly greater than the maximum value of the effective voltage within the bracketed range.

    Multiple interacting systems at a site

    公开(公告)号:US10956231B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16523624

    申请日:2019-07-26

    Applicant: View, Inc.

    Abstract: Disclosed are platforms for communicating among one or more otherwise independent systems involved in controlling functions of buildings or other sites having switchable optical devices deployed therein. Such independent systems include a window control system and one or more other independent systems such as systems that control residential home products (e.g., thermostats, smoke alarms, etc.), HVAC systems, security systems, lighting control systems, and the like. Together the systems control and/or monitor multiple features and/or products, including switchable windows and other infrastructure of a site, which may be a commercial, residential, or public site.

    Power management for electrochromic window networks

    公开(公告)号:US10942413B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US15910931

    申请日:2018-03-02

    Applicant: View, Inc.

    Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to networks of electrochromic windows. The networks may be configured in particular ways to minimize the likelihood that the windows on the network draw more power than can be provided. The network may include particular hardware components that provide additional power to windows as needed. The network may also be configured to adjust how the windows therein transition to prevent overloading the network. The techniques described herein can be used to design networks of electrochromic windows that are undersized when considering the amount of power that would be needed to simultaneously transition all the windows on the network using normal transition parameters, while still allowing simultaneous transitions to occur.

    POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210063835A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16949800

    申请日:2020-11-13

    Applicant: View, Inc.

    Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to power distribution networks for optically switchable windows. In some embodiments, a system for monitoring and maintaining a power distribution network of optically switchable windows of a site is provided. The system includes a control panel monitor which is configured to determine a control panel voltage and current at a terminal of a control panel. The system further includes sense circuitry which is configured to determine a first window controller voltage and current for a first window controller of a plurality of window controllers. The system further includes one or more controllers which are configured to generate voltage network data based on a combination of the control panel voltage and current and the first window controller voltage and current. The system then determines an error condition in the power distribution network based on the voltage network data.

    CONTROLLERS FOR OPTICALLY-SWITCHABLE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210063834A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16948340

    申请日:2020-09-14

    Applicant: View, Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to optically-switchable devices, and more particularly, to systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling optically-switchable devices. In some implementations, the apparatus includes an interface for communicating with window controllers, and the apparatus includes one or more processors. A processor can be configured to cause status information received from a window controller to be processed. The status information can indicate at least a tint status of one or more optically-switchable devices controlled by the window controller. In response to receiving the status information, one or more tint commands can be sent via the interface to the window controller.

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