Solar control with thermotropic layers

Solar Energy

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 573-582

  Nitz, Peter ^a   Hartwig, Helge ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Smart glazing; Thermotropic switchable layers

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ENERGY FLUX; SMART GLAZING; SOLAR CONTROL; THERMOTROPIC SWITCHABLE LAYERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR POWER;

EID: 27644573638     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.12.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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