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Article
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Abstract
A suspended particle device (SPD) switchable glazing changes its state from opaque to transparent in the presence of a power supply. SPD glazing's near normal transmission varies with incident angle and clearness index. Due to a lower diffuse component, higher glazing transmission ensues at higher clearness indices. Transmittance values for different azimuthal incident angle for a SPD glazing for its “transparent” and “opaque” states have been determined. In Dublin, below 0.5 clearness index, isotropic diffuse transmittance was prevailed while transmission of direct insolation was dominant above 0.5 clearness index. For south facing vertical plane SPD glazing transmittance in its transparent and opaque states are 0.25 and 0.025 respectively while clearness index is below 0.5.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.09.049
Recommended Citation
Ghosh, A., Norton, B. and Duffy, A. (2017) Effect of sky conditions on light transmission through a suspended particle device switchable glazing. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume 160, February 2017, Pages 134–140. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2016.09.049
Publication Details
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume 160, February 2017, Pages 134–140.
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