Durability issues and service lifetime prediction of electrochromic windows for buildings applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 419-436

  Czanderna, A W ^a   Benson, D K ^a   Jorgensen, G J ^a   Zhang, J G ^a   Tracy, C E ^a   Deb, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Durability; Electrochromic windows; Service lifetime prediction

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; ELECTROCHROMISM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; SERVICE LIFE; SOLAR ENERGY; WEATHERING; WINDOWS;

ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOWS;

ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0032737805     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(98)00183-4     Document Type: Article

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