The temperature behavior of smart windows under direct solar radiation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1657-1662

  Alamri, S N ^a  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Electrochromic devices; Electrochromic layer; Smart windows; Solar radiation; WO3 layer

Indexed keywords

DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; ELECTROCHROMIC LAYER; ELECTROCHROMIC LAYERS; ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; FORBIDDEN TRANSITIONS; INCIDENT POWER; ION STORAGE; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; SMART WINDOWS; TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOR; WO3 LAYER;

BLEACHING; CLEANING; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTROCHROMISM; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; GLASS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN; THERMAL EVAPORATION; WINDOWS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 67649411519     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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