Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Daylight characteristics of a polymer dispersed liquid crystal switchable glazing

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 174; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.solmat.2017.09.047

ISSN

1879-3398

Autores

Aritra Ghosh, Brian Norton, Tapas K. Mallick,

Tópico(s)

Impact of Light on Environment and Health

Resumo

The daylighting performance of a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) switchable glazing has been evaluated using an unfurnished outdoor south-facing test cell with a glazing-to-wall ratio of 1:9. Useful daylight illuminance levels (UDI) were determined for clear sunny, intermittent cloudy and overcast cloudy days. Daylight glare indexes (DGIN) was calculated for the PDLC glazing in its transparent and translucent states. An electrically-actuated adaptive PDLC switchable glazing with transparency that varied between 27% and 71% was able to control daylight glare.

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