Onboard controller for multistate windows
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1. An insulated glass unit assembly comprising:
- a. a first transparent substrate comprising an electrochromic device thereon;
b. a second transparent substrate;
c. a sealing separator between the first and second transparent substrates, the sealing separator comprising a separator and a primary seal between the separator and each of the first and second transparent substrates;
d. an onboard controller disposed on one of the first or second transparent substrates and configured to provide optical switching control of the electrochromic device; and
e. electrical wiring connecting the onboard controller with the electrochromic device on the first transparent substrate, wherein the electrical wiring passes through the sealing separator,wherein the onboard controller comprises a memory or RFID tag programmed with data on the characteristics of the electrochromic device or the insulated glass unit assembly.
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Abstract
Onboard EC window controllers are described. The controllers are configured in close proximity to the EC window, for example, within the IGU. The controller may be part of a window assembly, which includes an IGU having one or more EC panes, and thus does not have to be matched with the EC window, and installed, in the field. The window controllers described herein have a number of advantages because they are matched to the IGU containing one or more EC devices and their proximity to the EC panes of the window overcomes a number of problems associated with conventional controller configurations.
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1. An insulated glass unit assembly comprising:
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a. a first transparent substrate comprising an electrochromic device thereon; b. a second transparent substrate; c. a sealing separator between the first and second transparent substrates, the sealing separator comprising a separator and a primary seal between the separator and each of the first and second transparent substrates; d. an onboard controller disposed on one of the first or second transparent substrates and configured to provide optical switching control of the electrochromic device; and e. electrical wiring connecting the onboard controller with the electrochromic device on the first transparent substrate, wherein the electrical wiring passes through the sealing separator, wherein the onboard controller comprises a memory or RFID tag programmed with data on the characteristics of the electrochromic device or the insulated glass unit assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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