Transparent thermal insulating system
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1. A thermal insulating system having controllable transmissivity to visible radiation comprising:
- a first layer transmissive to visible radiation;
a second layer transmissive to visible radiation and spaced from said first layer;
means for defining the space between said layers into at least one compartment;
a thermal radiation suppressor device for suppressing thermal radiation transmission; and
a variable visible radiation control device including a continuous, non-movable variable transmission layer whose opacity to visible radiation varies as a function of temperature for controlling transmission of visible radiation as a function of temperature.
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Abstract
A transparent thermal insulating system having controllable transmissivity to visible radiation comprising a first layer generally transparent to visible radiation, a second layer generally transparent to visible radiation and spaced from the first layer; partition means for separating the space between the layers into compartments; a thermal radiation suppression device for suppressing thermal radiation transmission; and a variable transparency thermal control device for controlling transmisson of visible radiation as a function of temperature.
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1. A thermal insulating system having controllable transmissivity to visible radiation comprising:
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a first layer transmissive to visible radiation; a second layer transmissive to visible radiation and spaced from said first layer; means for defining the space between said layers into at least one compartment; a thermal radiation suppressor device for suppressing thermal radiation transmission; and a variable visible radiation control device including a continuous, non-movable variable transmission layer whose opacity to visible radiation varies as a function of temperature for controlling transmission of visible radiation as a function of temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A thermal insulating system having controllable transmissivity to visible radiation comprising:
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a first layer transparent to visible radiation; a second layer transparent to visible radiation and spaced from said first layer; means for defining the space between said layers into at least one compartment; at least one thermal radiation suppressor coating on one said layer for absorbing and re-emitting thermal radiation and transmitting visible radiation; and a variable transparency thermal control device including a continuous, non-movable variable transmission layer whose opacity to visible radiation varies as a function of temperature for controlling transmission of visible radiation as a function of temperature. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. Apparatus for thermally insulating a window system having a first layer transmissive to visible radiation, said apparatus comprising:
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a second layer transmissive to visible radiation and spaced from said first layer; means for defining the space between said layers into at least one compartment; a thermal radiation suppression device for suppressing thermal radiation transmission; and a variable visible radiation control device including a continuous, nonmovable variable transmission layer whose opacity to visible radiation varies as a function of temperature for controlling transmission of visible radiation as a function of temperature. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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