Summer is not hot with smart windows, cool and even create electricity

Material engineers in China have just invented a new window coating that has the same function as conditioning. Another point is that it doesn't need electricity, but it can also help you reduce your electricity bill.

Windows or window coverings that regulate internal temperature or the heat of energy to generate energy are not new, but engineers in China have for the first time combined two possibilities. This comes together in a new coating material.

This team of materials engineers has found a way to balance the three main components that make up the aforementioned features. The coating must be thin enough to allow light to pass through, but still prevent harmful rays that are bad for human health such as infrared or ultraviolet, as well as convert the received heat and convert it into energy. quantity.

By trying different combinations of materials, this engineering team has found a great kind of material that satisfies the above factors.

Chinese scientists have successfully developed a new window coating to help both regulate the temperature inside the building and help store fuel to use for other activities.

Instead of using window coatings that are transparent structures similar to solar panels, researchers use semi-transparent photovoltaics . This technology allows the reception of energy from the Sun at near-infrared wavelengths, while also allowing the filtering of light wavelengths to separate high-temperature energy away, helping to regulate the internal temperature.

By filtering out visible-to-visible infrared wavelengths (wavelengths that humans can see), this new window coating also helps to adjust the temperature received inside, supporting the dark. multi for the building's heating or cooling system; both helping to store fuel; Energy saving for other activities.

By adjusting a bit in this semi-transparent photovoltaic material, scientists helped reduce dependence on the building's temperature system by up to 50%. This minimizes power usage for cooling or heating needs.

'This technology is used by us for semi-transparent photovoltaic panels with organic matter. Although it has not been officially released due to performance limitations, we are still improving to increase efficiency, reduce the dependence on machine systems , ' said Hin Yip, professor of sciences. Materials and engineering studies at the Nam Hoa University of Technology, said.

Hin Yip also added that the research team will continue to develop a new version for households, helping small houses to be able to actively use fuel and energy, looking far away to help saving electricity and fossil fuel sources.