Multi-cell electrochromic devices
First Claim
1. A multi-cell electrochromic device, comprising:
- a first electrochromic device sub-assembly comprising;
a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and
an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises;
at least one solvent;
at least one anodic electroactive material;
at least one cathodic electroactive material; and
wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic;
a second electrochromic device sub-assembly comprising;
a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and
an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises;
at least one solvent;
at least one anodic electroactive material;
at least one cathodic electroactive material; and
wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and
wherein the first and second electrochromic device sub-assemblies are in optical alignment, and wherein the multi-cell electrochromic device exhibits a transmittance of less than approximately 1.5% in a low transmission state.
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Abstract
A multi-cell electrochromic device comprising: first and second electrochromic device sub-assemblies which each comprise; a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith and second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises: at least one solvent; at least one anodic electroactive material; at least one cathodic electroactive material; wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and wherein the first and second electrochromic device sub-assemblies are in optical alignment, and further wherein the multi-cell electrochromic device exhibits a transmittance of less than approximately 1.5% in a low transmission state.
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20 Claims
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1. A multi-cell electrochromic device, comprising:
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a first electrochromic device sub-assembly comprising;
a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and
an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises;
at least one solvent;
at least one anodic electroactive material;
at least one cathodic electroactive material; and
wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic;
a second electrochromic device sub-assembly comprising;
a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and
an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises;
at least one solvent;
at least one anodic electroactive material;
at least one cathodic electroactive material; and
wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and
wherein the first and second electrochromic device sub-assemblies are in optical alignment, and wherein the multi-cell electrochromic device exhibits a transmittance of less than approximately 1.5% in a low transmission state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multi-cell electrochromic device, comprising:
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a first electrochromic device sub-assembly comprising;
a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and
an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises;
at least one solvent;
at least one anodic electroactive material;
at least one cathodic electroactive material; and
wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic;
a second electrochromic device sub-assembly comprising;
a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and
an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises;
at least one solvent;
at least one anodic electroactive material;
at least one cathodic electroactive material; and
wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and
wherein the first and second electrochromic device sub-assemblies are in optical alignment, and wherein the multi-cell electrochromic device exhibits a transmittance of less than approximately 1.0% in a low transmission state, and further wherein the multi-cell electrochromic device transitions upon clearing from a lowest transmission state to approximately 1% transmission in a shorter period of time than a single-cell electrochromic device having essentially the same optical properties. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An aircraft transparency, comprising:
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a first aircraft transparency sub-assembly comprising;
a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and
an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises;
at least one solvent;
at least one anodic electroactive material;
at least one cathodic electroactive material; and
wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic;
a second aircraft transparency sub-assembly comprising;
a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and
an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises;
at least one solvent;
at least one anodic electroactive material;
at least one cathodic electroactive material; and
wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and
wherein the first and second aircraft transparency sub-assemblies are in optical alignment, and wherein the aircraft transparency exhibits a transmittance of less than approximately 1.0% in a low transmission state.
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