CN110168185A

CN110168185A - Tester and electric connector for insulating glass unit

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Publication number: CN110168185A
Application number: CN201780082949.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 扎伊里亚·什里瓦斯塔瓦; 史蒂芬·克拉克·布朗; 凯文·和夫·金城; 戈登·E·杰克
Original assignee: Soladigm Inc
Current assignee: View Inc
Priority date: 2016-12-14
Filing date: 2017-12-14
Publication date: 2019-08-23
Also published as: CA3047110A1; EP3568562A4; EP3568562A1; WO2018112241A1

Abstract

In some embodiments, a kind of equipment for testing insulating glass unit is provided.The equipment includes shell and the port for being coupled to the shell, wherein the port is configured to the pigtail coupling with insulating glass unit.The equipment includes the battery being contained in the shell, wherein the battery is configured to provide electric power to insulating glass unit.The equipment includes the input interface for being coupled to the shell, wherein the input interface is configured to receive.The equipment includes controller, and the controller is contained in the shell and is configured to receive from the input interface and input, sends order to insulating glass unit and receive data from the insulating glass unit.The equipment also includes one or more indicators with the encasement couples, wherein one or more of indicators are configured to indicate that the state of the insulating glass unit.

Description

Tester and electric connector for insulating glass unit

Cross reference to related applications

It is submitted this application claims on December 14th, 2016 and title is " tester and electrical connection for insulating glass unit Device (TESTER AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR INSULATED GLASS UNITS) " (attorney docket VIEWP098P the equity of the 62/434th, No. 216 U.S. Provisional Patent Application), the U.S. Provisional Patent Application to draw in full It mode and is incorporated herein for all purposes.The title that the application or on November 13rd, 2014 submit is " to be used for Portable power supply device and portable controller (the PORTABLE POWER SUPPLIES AND PORTABLE of smart window CONTROLLERS FOR SMART WINDOWS) " No. 14/401,081 U.S. of (attorney docket VIEWP043) is temporarily special The part continuation application of benefit application (being issued as No. 2015/0103389 U.S. Patent Application Publication), the U.S. Patent application It is the thenational phase application of the May in 2013 of the PCT/US13/42765 PCT application submitted on the 24th, the PCT application is again The equity for the 61/652nd, No. 021 U.S. Provisional Patent Application for asking on May 25th, 2012 to submit, each of described application Thus it is incorporated herein in entirety by reference and for all purposes.

Background technique

Electrochromism is a kind of when material is placed under different electronic states, is usually when being subjected to voltage change, in optics The phenomenon that reversible electrochemical mediation variation is showed in terms of characteristic.Optical characteristics is usually color, transmissivity, absorbance and anti- Penetrate one of rate or a variety of.

Electrochromism (" EC ") material can be coupled to for example for being used as window glass in the window of family, business and other purposes Film coating on glass.The color, transmissivity, absorbance of these windows can be changed by causing the change of electrochromic material And/or reflectivity, for example, electrochromic is can be electronically dimmed or the window that brightens.It is applied to the electroluminescent change of window The small voltage of color device will make window dimmed；Reversal voltage can make them brighten.This ability allows to control the light quantity by window, and Chance is provided as energy saver for electrochromic.

Although having found that electrochromism in the 1960s, electrochromic device, especially electrochromic are still So regrettably 6 } various problems are encountered, moreover, although electrochromism technology, equipment and manufacture and/or using electroluminescent change The correlation technique of color device achieves many progress in the recent period, but not yet starts to realize its whole business potential.

Summary of the invention

The some aspects of the disclosure design a kind of equipment with the following terms: (1) shell；(2) institute is coupled in port Shell is stated, the port is configured to couple with the connector of the window with electrochromic device, wherein the connector has Contact and associated memory device with the electrochromic device telecommunication；(3) power supply, in the shell；(4) Input interface is configured to receive input；(5) controller is contained in the shell and is electrically coupled to the power end Mouthful, wherein the controller is configured to receive the input from the input interface, based on the input received to Electrochromic device applies voltage's distribiuting, and receives data from the window；And (6) one or more indicators, it is configured At the state for indicating the window.

In some embodiments, apply the voltage's distribiuting 10 seconds or shorter applied by the controller, and by described The data that controller receives include test data.In some embodiments, apply the voltage's distribiuting substantially will not Colour the window.

In some embodiments, the equipment includes the subcard for being coupled to the controller, wherein the subcard is configured At connection ultra wide band module, communication module (for example, being configured for bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication) or for being rechargeable battery The circuit system of charging.

In some embodiments, the equipment includes the communication module communicated with the controller, wherein the communication mould Block is configured to send and receive wireless communication.In some cases, the controller can be configured to through the communication mould Wireless communication is sent remote site monitoring system by block.In some cases, the equipment has low-power consumption bluetooth (BLE) mould Block ultra wide band module, the module are configured to the controller and provide the window for being coupled to the port of the equipment Location information.In some embodiments, the controller is configured to institute's rheme by the communication module by the window Confidence breath is emitted to the remote computing device and carrys out the window described in commissioning on window network.

In some embodiments, the equipment includes the fixed interface for being coupled to the shell, and the fixed interface is matched It is set to and is coupled with shackle and/or lashing.In some embodiments, indicator can be coupled to the shell.

In some embodiments, the input interface is the button with the encasement couples.In some embodiments, described Power supply is rechargeable battery.

In some embodiments, the equipment has measurement module, and the measurement module is electrically coupled to the controller The electrochromic device is measured to the current-responsive of applied voltage's distribiuting.

In some embodiments, the controller is configured to based on applied voltage's distribiuting, to applied voltage's distribiuting Current-responsive and the electrochromic device size and calculate the current density of the electrochromic device.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is related to a kind of equipment, has and is configured to and the company of the window comprising electrochromic device The connecting interface of device coupling is connect, the connecting interface includes (1) multiple contacts, is configured to permit charge from the electroluminescent change The discharge of color device；And (2) keying interface, it is configured to mechanically couple the connecting interface and is connect with the window Device.

In some embodiments, the equipment has 2 pins being shorted together, and in some embodiments, described Connecting interface is 5 pin connecting interfaces.In some embodiments, at least one of described contact is spring contact.

In some embodiments, the equipment includes the attachment component to protect the connector.Attachment component can be with It is that the intermediate plate for being for example configured to be fixed to the window or the attachment component can be configured to be placed in insulating glass unit In second seal member.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is related to a kind of method for determining the state of window, and the window has electrochromic device With the connector with the electrochromic device telecommunication.The method includes following operation.In the first operation, pass through test The tester is connected to the connector by the port on instrument, wherein the tester includes power supply, controller, is configured It is applied to the electrochromic device, measurement module at by voltage's distribiuting, is electrically coupled to the controller to measure the electricity Cause color-changing device to the voltage responsive of applied current distribution and one or more indicators.In the second operation, described in calculating The current density of electrochromic device, wherein the size based on the electrochromic device and the voltage to applied current distribution It responds and calculates the current density.Finally, the state of the window is indicated by the indicator in third operation, wherein The state is based on the current density.

In some cases, the indicator can be coupled to the shell of the tester.In some cases, from it is described The associated memory of connector receives the size of the electrochromic device.

In some cases, the method further include the voltage responsive that will be measured be saved in it is related to the connector The memory of connection or the mobile device communicated with the tester.In some cases, the mobile device can will then measure Voltage responsive upload to storage device based on cloud.

In some cases, the voltage's distribiuting causes voltage to be applied to the window about 10 seconds or shorter, and in some shapes Under condition, applying the voltage's distribiuting substantially will not be such that the window colours.

In some cases, the method includes by the communication module of the controller by the window information comprising window-like state It is sent to site monitoring system.In some cases, the method further includes the mistake that determining window is installed in building At site or position.

In some cases, the method, which further includes, disconnects the tester and the connector, and in some shapes Comprising window controller is connected to the connector under condition, wherein the window controller is not the tester.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is related to a kind of system for the electrochromic network in commissioning building.The system System arrives (3) comprising article (1).Article (1) is arranged to determine the tester of the state of electrochromic.The tester packet It containing port, is configured to be attached to electrochromic connector, circuit system, is configured to for voltage's distribiuting to be applied to institute Electrochromic and monitor current response are stated, wherein the state of the electrochromic is based on monitored current-responsive, surpasses Wideband module and communication module.Article (2) includes multiple anchoring pieces with ultra wide band module and communication module.Article (3) is Calculation machine program product is configured to determine based on the ultra-broadband signal emitted between the tester and the anchoring piece The position of the electrochromic, wherein the computer program product further has instruction with electrochromic described in commissioning Or the state of the electrochromic is reported to site monitoring system.

In some embodiments, the computer program product operates in main control element or network controller, and one In a little embodiments, operated on the mobile device, on the remote server or on cloud.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is related to a kind of method for making light switchable glazings get out installation, wherein the light is changeable Window has with the window connector for delivering a charge at least two electric contacts of electrochromic device.The method includes Following steps: (A) is electrically coupled at least two electric contact, so that existing from electrochromic device discharge charge and (B) At once at least two electric contacts described in electrolysis coupling when generally dissipating the charge from the electrochromic device.

In some cases, being electrically coupled at least two electric contact includes that top cover is attached to the window connector.? Under some situations, the top cover can have thermocouple conjunction contact, and the contact, which is configured to be attached to the window in the top cover, to be connected It is matched when connecing device with the contact of the window connector.

Being electrically coupled at least two electric contact includes to place resistor in series at least two electric contact to control Make the rate from electrochromic device discharge charge.

In some cases, being electrically coupled at least two electric contact includes to put in series at least two electric contact Circuits system, wherein the circuit system is configured to indicate that electricity is generally discharged from the electrochromic device when Lotus.

In some cases, at least two electric contact electricity after the smooth switchable glazings are transported to installation site Decoupling.

In some cases, the method is further included using tester, and the tester has power supply, controller, It is configured to that voltage's distribiuting is applied to the electrochromic device, measurement mould by the two or more electric contacts Block is electrically coupled to the controller to measure the electrochromic device to the voltage responsive of applied current distribution and one Or multiple indicators.When using the tester, the method also may include operation (C) to (E).In operation (C), in electricity It decouples the port passed through on the tester after at least two electric contact and tester is connected to the window connector.? It operates in (D), size based on the electrochromic device and the electricity is calculated to the voltage responsive of applied current distribution Cause the current density of color-changing device.In operation (E), institute is indicated by one or more of indicators on the tester The state of light switchable glazings is stated, wherein the state is based on the calculated current density.

In some cases, be electrically coupled the window connector the electric contact include and at least two electric contacts string Conductor is placed to control the rate from electrochromic device discharge charge in connection ground.In some cases, window connector is maintained The contact be electrically coupled until the switchable glazings be delivered to installation site until.

Reference associated drawings are more fully described to these and other feature of disclosed embodiment.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is that explanation drives with by electrochromic device from pellucidity driving to clear state and from colored state to saturating The figure of the bright associated voltage and current overview of state.

Fig. 2 is to illustrate to drive voltage and current point associated to colored state from pellucidity with by electrochromic device The figure of the embodiment of cloth.

Fig. 3 is the cross-sectional view of electrochromic device.

Fig. 4 A describes the example for manufacturing the operation of insulating glass unit.

Fig. 4 B describes the example being incorporated into insulating glass unit in frame.

Fig. 5 A shows an embodiment being routed to insulating glass unit.

Fig. 5 B shows the another embodiment for being routed to insulating glass unit.

Fig. 6 A shows the side view of tail optical fiber top cover.

Fig. 6 B shows the alternative view of tail optical fiber top cover.

Fig. 7 A description is used to check the tester whether insulating glass unit properly operates.

Fig. 7 B describes the view with the tester of transparent outer cover.

Fig. 8 shows the internal part of tester.

Fig. 9 A shows the drawing for controlling and driving the instance system of multiple electrochromics.

Fig. 9 B shows the drawing for controlling and driving another instance system of multiple electrochromics.

Fig. 9 C, which is shown, can operate to control the block diagram of the example network system of multiple insulating glass units.

Fig. 9 D describes insulating glass unit can be in the hierarchical structure wherein arranged.

Figure 10 A describes how control logic is performed various functions on window network using network profile.

Figure 10 B describes according to some embodiments for generating the process of network profile.

Figure 11 illustrates the method using insulating glass unit tester.

Figure 12 illustrates the viewgraph of cross-section of the interface between IGU connector and top cover.

Specific embodiment

Introduction

It is described in detail below to be directed to some embodiments or embodiment for the purpose for describing disclosed aspect.So And introduction herein can be applied and be realized in a multitude of different ways.In the following detailed description, with reference to attached drawing.Although Disclosed embodiment is described in detail enough so that those skilled in the art can practice embodiments, it should be understood that this A little examples are simultaneously unrestricted；Other embodiments can be used, and can be public to institute in the case of without departing from the spirit and scope It opens embodiment and makes change.In addition, although disclosed embodiment focuses on electrochromic and (is also called optical switchable window And smart window), but concept disclosed herein is applicable to other types of switchable optical device, fills including, for example, liquid crystal Set with suspended particle device etc..For example, liquid-crystal apparatus or suspended particle device rather than electrochromic device can be simultaneously Enter into some or all of disclosed embodiments.In addition, being anticipated herein with inclusive when unless otherwise stated, appropriate The set conjunction "or" of justice；For example, phrase " A, B or C " is intended to encompass " A ", " B ", " C ", " A and B ", " B and C ", " A and C " A possibility that " A, B and C ".In addition, as used herein, term frame, window and substrate are used interchangeably to refer to surface, example Such as glass, wherein electrochromic device is placed on the surface of insulating glass unit (" IGU ").Electrochromic can be in stratiform knot The form of structure, IGU or both, that is, wherein IGU includes two substantially transparent substrates or two glass frames, wherein described At least one of substrate includes placement electrochromic device thereon, and the substrate be mounted with in-between spacer or Separator.One or more of these substrates can have multiple substrates, such as two panels or more, knot Structure.IGU is usually gas-tight seal formula, has the interior zone being isolated with ambient enviroment.Window sub-assembly may include IGU, for inciting somebody to action One or more electrochromic devices of IGU are coupled to the frame of the electric connector of window controller to support IGU and related wiring Frame includes IGU connector, such as tail optical fiber.

The challenge that electrochromism window setting technique shows is to ensure that IGU reaches installation site or built under transparent or bleached state Object is built, without any dyeing or coloring.This is correct for a variety of reasons, includes the client when IGU is coloured or is coloured May think that their product is wrong, and this for erector or commissioning glass after start-up or to hook window controller When at once in the same state with all IGU personnel it is very useful.IGU is usually transported to the position that should be mounted by manufacturer Point.Manufacturer will test recently IGU often, such as by during carrying out quality inspection inspection under glass to be placed in colored state Test IGU.As IGU due to leakage current in IGU and when reaching it under the colored state of variation site being installed, be unfamiliar with The building manager of the operation of electrochromic or other mounting technicians, such as glazier, construction worker, electrician etc., Can worry why not Tong IGU has different colorings, and possibly even think the product of IGU failure or damage or mistake It has been transported to site.Related challenge is to ensure that electrochromic reaches it and installs site, and its component will not damage, for example, broken Bits cause the tail optical fiber of tail optical fiber wiring damage or relaxation that window is caused to damage.For the ease of solving these challenges, in some embodiment party In case, using tail optical fiber top cover with from IGU discharge will be electric, while also IGU be transported to installation site during when protection Tail optical fiber is injured from clast.

Another challenge that electrochromism window setting technique is presented is to ensure that the separation that there is transaction during electrochromic installation And verifiability, and the IGU that failure occurs can be replaced to as far as possible in the installation process of site.Glazier is responsible at site Other professionals of installation IGU are usually one in the first IGU at installation and deployment to work to IGU and physics is arranged Electrochromic network.In next businessman, such as low-voltage electrical (" LVE "), work site is reached to install window controller and phase Association wiring before, when be commonly present a period of time, a few days or a few weeks.Its IGU erector can not be verified when it is worked In the case where being properly completed, glazier can be recalled into installation site after its work is completed, to install to it It leads to the problem of after work and carries out trouble hunting, or in worse cases, it can be because of being generated after its installment work Electrochromic network damages and blames or punish glazier.Do not having the feelings that for example what window operates normally afterwards in a pre-installation Under condition, assessment has been installed the positioning of the problems in electrochromic network and has wherein been difficult.For the ease of solving these challenges, In some embodiments, portable tester can be used to operate normally after mounting to verify IGU.This allows to test IGU, Without installing window controller and associated wiring at work site.Such tester applies also for the factory of manufacture IGU, such as IGU is tested on assembly line or in warehouse, to ensure that IGU is operated normally before shipment, or even during transport, example Such as in the case where suspecting damage, it is complete with ensure to transport to test the IGU.

Control algolithm

In order to accelerate along possible optical transitions, it is being greater than the evenly amount needed for holding unit under particular optical state first Value is lower to provide applied voltage.Illustrate the method in fig 1 and 2.Fig. 1 is to describe to drive with by electrochromic device from pellucidity Move clear state and from colored state driving to the figure of the associated voltage and current overview of pellucidity.Fig. 2 is to describe The figure to the associated certain voltage and current overviews of pellucidity is driven from colored state with by electrochromic device.Separately Outside, as used herein, when the optical states of the electrochromic device of reference IGU, belong to transparent and bleaching interchangeably Use, belong to coloring with it is coloured be also such.

Fig. 1 shows full current distribution and voltage's distribiuting for electrochromic device, and the electrochromic device uses Simple voltage control algolithm is to cause the optical state transition of electrochromic device to recycle (coloring is followed by decoloration).In figure In, overall current density (I) is expressed as the function of time.As mentioned, overall current density be it is associated with electrochromism transformation from The combination of electron leakage current between electron current density and electrochemical activity electrode.Many different types of electrochromic devices There to be discribed current distribution.In an example, such as the anode electrochromic material of the nickel-tungsten oxide of counter electrode It is combined using cathode electrochromic materials such as such as tungsten oxides.In such device, the coloring of negative current instruction device.At one In example, lithium ion is flowed into from the nickel-tungsten oxide for carrying out anodic coloration to electrochromic electrode and carries out yin to electrochromic electrode In the tungsten oxide of pole coloring.Accordingly, electronics is flowed into oxidation tungsten electrode to compensate positively charged incoming lithium ion.Cause This, voltage and current is shown as with negative value.

By then voltage being kept to obtain discribed distribution to maintain optical states to setting level voltage ramp. Current peak 101 and optical states are coloured and are decolourized, change it is associated.Specifically, current peak is indicated to installing The delivering of ionic charge needed for color or decoloration.Mathematically, the shadow region under peak value indicates the institute that colours or decolourize to device The total electrical charge needed.Curved portion (part 103) after initial current spike indicates leakage when device is in new optical states Electric current.

Voltage's distribiuting 105 is superimposed upon on current curve in the figure.Voltage's distribiuting follows following sequence: negative slope 107 is born It keeps 109, positive slopes 111 and just keeps 113.Note that voltage is maintained at it after reaching its maximum magnitude and in device Defined by optical states time span during keep constant.Device driving is arrived its new colored state by voltage ramp 107 And voltage keep 109 by device maintain colored state until in opposite direction voltage ramp 111 driving from colored state to Until the transformation of decolored state.In some embodiments, voltage keeps 109 and 113 to be also referred to as V_Driving.In some switchings In algorithm, apply upper current limit.That is, disapprove electric current be more than defined by level so as to prevent damage device (for example, Driving ion is mobile too quickly can physically damage material layer by material layer).Colouring speeds not only in accordance with applied voltage, and And according to temperature and voltage ramp rate.

Fig. 2, which illustrates to be controlled according to the voltage of some embodiments, to be distributed.In described embodiment, is controlled and be distributed using voltage To drive the transformation of from decolored state to colored state (or arriving intermediate state).In order in the opposite direction by electrochromic device From colored state driving to decolored state (or from the driving of more colored state to less colored state), using similar but reversion Distribution.It in some embodiments, is voltage control distribution depicted in figure 2 for the voltage control distribution from coloring to decoloration Mirror image.

Voltage value depicted in figure 2 indicates applied voltage (V_app) value.The voltage's distribiuting applied is shown by dashed lines. On the contrary, the current density in device is shown by solid line.In describing distribution, V_appInclude four components: starting the slope of transformation To drive components 203, continue to drive the V changed_DrivingComponent 213, slope to holding component 215 and V_{It keeps}Component 217.The slope Component is embodied as V_appVariation, and V_{Drive e}And V_{It keeps}Component provides constant or substantially invariable V_appMagnitude.

Slope to drive components are characterized in that ramp rate (magnitude of increase) and V_DrivingMagnitude.When applied voltage Magnitude reach V_DrivingWhen, complete driving ramp component.V_DrivingComponent is characterized in that V_DrivingValue and V_DrivingDuration.Such as It is described above, V may be selected_DrivingMagnitude to maintain that there is safety but effective range in the entire surface of electrochromic device V_eff。

Slope to holding component is characterized in that voltage ramp rate (reduced magnitude) and V_{It keeps}Value (or optionally V_Driving And V_{It keeps}Between difference).V_appDeclined according to ramp rate, until reaching V_{It keeps}Until value.V_{It keeps}Component is characterized in that V_{It keeps}'s Magnitude and V_{It keeps}Duration.In fact, V_{It keeps}Duration colored state be usually maintained at by device (or be on the contrary Decolored state) under time span determine.With driving slope, V_DrivingExtremely keep component different with slope, V_{It keeps}Component has any Length, this is unrelated with the physical characteristic of the possible optical transitions of device.

Each type of electrochromic device drives possible optical transitions for having the voltage's distribiuting characteristic component of its own.It lifts For example, relatively large device and/or the device with more resistance conductive layers will need higher V_DrivingIt is worth and may needs Higher ramp rate of the slope into drive components.Bigger device can also need higher V_{It keeps}Value.On April 17th, 2012 mentions The title of friendship is " controller (the CONTROLLER FOR OPTICALLY-SWITCHABLE for optical switchable window ) " and No. 13/449,251 U.S. Patent application (attorney docket being incorporated herein by reference WINDOWS VIEWP042 the controller and associated algorithms for driving possible optical transitions under conditions of broad range) are disclosed.As wherein It is explained, each component (herein, slope to driving, V of applied voltage's distribiuting can be independently controlled_Driving, slope extremely Holding and V_{It keeps}) to solve the real-time conditions such as Current Temperatures, current transmittance rank.In some embodiments, applied The value of each component of voltage's distribiuting is for specific electrochromic device (bus interval, the resistivity etc. with its own) And it sets, and understand conditions present and change.In other words, in such embodiments, voltage's distribiuting does not consider such as temperature, electric current The feedback such as density.

As indicated, all voltage values shown in the voltage transformation distribution of Fig. 2 correspond to V as described above_app Value.It does not correspond to V as described above_effValue.In other words, voltage value depicted in figure 2 indicates on electrochromic device Opposite polarity busbar between voltage difference.

In certain embodiments, it selects the slope of voltage's distribiuting to drive components with safety but rapidly causes ionic current It is flowed between electrochromic electrode and counter electrode.As shown in Figure 2, the electric current in device follows slope to driving voltage The distribution of component, until the slope of distribution terminates and V to drive part_DrivingUntil part starts.Current component in referring to fig. 2 201.It can be by rule of thumb or based on other safety levels for feeding back determining electric current and voltage.The title that on March 16th, 2011 submits is " transformation (the CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE in control light switchable apparatus DEVICES the 8th, 254, No. 013 United States Patent (USP) (attorney docket VIEWP009)) " is incorporated herein by reference, and The example for maintaining the algorithm of safe current level during electrochromic device changes is presented.

In certain embodiments, V is selected based on consideration described above_DrivingValue.Particularly, selection described value makes V in the whole surface of electrochromic device_effValue is maintained at efficiently and safely change big electrochromic device in the range of. V can be selected based on various considerations_DrivingDuration.One of them ensures that current potential is driven to be kept for enough periods to cause to fill The significant coloring set.For this purpose, V_DrivingDuration can be empirically by according to V_DrivingThe time being held in place is long The optical density of monitoring device is spent to determine.In some embodiments, V_DrivingDuration be set to the specified time cycle. In another embodiment, V_DrivingDuration be configured to correspond to the expectation ionic charge amount that is passed.As shown, V_Driving Period electric current oblique deascension.See current segment 207.

Another Consideration is the reduction of current density in device, because ionic current is during possible optical transitions due to can The stroke from anode colouring electrode to cathode colouring electrode (or counterelectrode) is completed with lithium ion and is decayed.When changing completion, The unique current for flowing through device is leakage current across ion conductive layer.As a result, the ohmmic drop drop of the current potential on apparatus surface It is low, and V_effLocal value increase.If applied voltage does not reduce, these increased V_effDress can be damaged or be reduced to value The performance set.Accordingly, it is determined that V_DrivingAnother Consideration of duration be to reduce V associated with leakage current_eff's Level.By by the voltage applied from V_DrivingIt is reduced to V_{It keeps}, the not only V on apparatus surface_effReduce, and leakage current Reduce.As shown in Figure 2, device electric current changes in section 205 on slope to during keeping component.In V_{It keeps}Period, electric current are steady Determine into stable leakage current 209.

Insulating glass unit is formed

For applied voltage control algolithm, the associated wiring and connection for being powered electrochromic device may be present.Fig. 3 The example for showing the cross-sectional view of electrochromic device 300.Electrochromic device 300 includes substrate 305.Substrate can be It is transparent and can be made of such as glass.On substrate 305, the first tco layer 310 is first transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer 310 To first in two conductive layers of the electrode for forming electrochromic device 300.It may include (i) that electrochromism, which stacks 315, Electrochromism (EC) layer, (ii) ionic conduction (IC) material and (iii) counter electrode (CE) layer, with formed EC layers of IC layers of separation with CE layers of stacking.Electrochromism stack 315 sandwich between the first tco layer 310 and the second tco layer 320, tco layer 320 be to Form second in two conductive layers of the electrode of electrochromic device 300.First tco layer 310 connects with the first bus 330 Touching, and the second tco layer 320 is contacted with the second bus 325.Conducting wire 331 and 332 is connected respectively to bus 330 and 325, and is formed The conductor combination part 334 terminated in connector 335.Conductor combination part 334 and connector 335 are collectively referred to as tail optical fiber 336.It is leading Line 331 and 332 can be braided and above it with the meaning of insulation cover plate (or other extra leads in some embodiments) In justice, conducting wire 331 and 332 can also be considered as the part of tail optical fiber 336, so that multiple conducting wires form single flexible cord, that is, form conducting wire Therefore sub-assembly 334 simultaneously forms tail optical fiber 336.The conducting wire of another connector 340, which may be connected to, can carry out electrochromic device 300 Such as from the first optical states to the tester or controller of the transformation of the second optical states.Tail optical fiber 336 and 340 can couple, and make The optical state transition of electrochromic device 300 can be driven by obtaining tester or controller.

According to the voltage algorithm and associated wiring and connector for powering for electrochromic device, there is also wired electricity Cause how photo chromic glass is incorporated into IGU and how IGU is incorporated into the aspect in such as frame.Fig. 4 A and 4B show manufacture and include The IGU 425 of electrochromism frame 405 and the example that IGU 425 is incorporated into the operation in frame 427.Electrochromism frame 405 have electrochromic device (being not shown, but for example in surface A), and provide the bus 410 of electric power to electrochromic device It is matched with another glass frame 415.Electrochromism frame may include the electricity for example similar to electrochromic device shown in Fig. 3 Color-changing device is caused, as described above.In some embodiments, electrochromic device is solid-state and inorganic.

With reference to Fig. 4 A, during the manufacture of IGU 425, separator 420 sandwich between glass frame 405 and 415 and with The frame alignment.IGU 425 has to be limited by the face of glass frame contacted with separator 420 and the interior surface of separator Associated internal space.Separator 420 can be hermetic separator, that is to say, that separator can be in spacer and glass edge It include spacer and sealing material (primary seal) between each glass frame that frame is contacted with separator.Separator 420 can be with It is prewire spacer (being discussed herein below), wherein tail optical fiber 430 is through and finally protrudes from spacer.Hermetic separator is together with master Sealing element can be for example gas-tight seal by glass frame 405 and 415 and the closed internal capacity of separator 420, and protects inside Volume is from moisture etc..Once glass frame 405 and 415 is coupled to spacer 420, the peripheral edge of IGU 425 can be surrounded Edge applies secondary sealing part, further to seal the further structural rigidity of ambient enviroment and IGU 425.For example, Secondary sealing part can be silicone-based sealant.

With reference to Fig. 4 B, IGU 425 can be wired to window controller or tester 450 by tail optical fiber 430.Tail optical fiber 430 includes electricity It is coupled to the conducting wire of bus 410, and may include other conducting wires of other components for sensor or for IGU 425.As above Text is stated that the insulated conductor in tail optical fiber 430 can weave, and is had across all conducting wires (electrical lead, sensor conductor, communication Conducting wire etc.) insulation cover plate, so that multiple conducting wires form single flexible cord or conductor combination part.IGU 425 is mountable to frame 427 In to generate window sub-assembly 435.Window sub-assembly 435 is connected to window controller 450 by tail optical fiber 430.Window controller 450 can also be transported The one or more sensors being connected to one or more communication lines 445 in frame 427.Manufacture, transport in IGU 425 With during installation, such as due to glass frame may be fragile the fact, and because tail optical fiber 430 extends beyond IGU glass edge Frame can simultaneously damage, so must be with caution.

Fig. 5 A, which describes, has IGU 500 of the separator 520 as prewire spacer, wherein conducting wire 525 and bus 510 into Row contact, then by the main body of spacer 520 to form tail optical fiber 530.In the PCT/US12/ submitted on December 11st, 2012 No. 68950 PCT international application " connector (CONNECTORS FOR SMART WINDOWS) for smart window " (attorneys Number VIEWP034X1WO) in further describe prewire spacer, the PCT international application thus in entirety by reference and It is incorporated herein for all purposes.Fig. 5 B describes alternative IGU setting 550, and wherein conducting wire 525 is outside spacer 520 Secondary sealing area 505 in prolong row.

Tail optical fiber and tail optical fiber top cover

In certain embodiments, tail optical fiber or other IGU connectors include chip, obtain chip including, for example, in Fig. 3 Memory and/or logic in connector 335.This memory, to contain fenestrate parameter or fingerprint, is allowed to test by factory program Instrument or window controller determine the appropriate driving voltage of Electro-Discolor Coating associated with window.Other correlation fingerprint parameters include electricity Press response, current-responsive, driving parameter, communication fidelity, window size and window or window ID.Position for electrochromic network Site monitoring system can in certain embodiments remotely and automatically compile the memory (or other memories) in tail optical fiber again Journey, and farm monitoring system is run beyond the clouds and collects the data from different loci.In the PCT/ submitted on March 5th, 2015 The US2015/019031 PCT international application " monitoring site (MONITORING containing switchable optical device and controller SITES CONTAINING SWITCHABLE OPTICAL DEVICES AND CONTROLLERS) " (attorney docket VIEWP061WO) in description be used for electrochromic network fingerprint and site monitoring system, the PCT international application thus with The mode being cited in full text is incorporated herein.

Figure 12 describes according to the Instance Interface between the IGU connector 1200 and tail optical fiber top cover 1220 of some embodiments. IGU connector has connecting interface 1210, is configured to match with the connecting interface of tail optical fiber top cover 1230.Connector can have To transmit information and/or electric power between IGU and the device of attachment (for example, tester, window controller or tail optical fiber top cover) Multiple pins 1212.It can be by being routed 1202 delivery of charge for the pin to electrochromic delivering electric power.To transmit letter The pin of breath for example can be connected to window sensor by wiring 1202, or be connected to memory storage dress associated with connector Set 1204.Memory associated with connector can memory window parameter, comprising for controlling electrochromic device parameter or can To compare the parameter for working as front window condition and first front window condition (for example, using voltage and or current response data).Tail optical fiber top cover 1220 have the female contact 1222 for the pin for being configured to receive connector.Tail optical fiber top cover need not have female connector；It is mixed Male/female connector is closed, and also covers IGU connector and { the 7 other types of connecting interfaces of tail optical fiber top cover.In some situations Under, top cover and connector will be some non-with keying interface 1240 or to orient for pairing tail optical fiber top cover with IGU connector Symmetrical feature.In some embodiments, top cover is configured to for the lead of tail optical fiber being shorted, and the tail optical fiber in top cover to be attached When to electrochromic device provide charge --- thus allow electric current from electrochromic device be discharged.This can by conducting wire 1206 or Another conductor being placed between the contact of tail optical fiber top cover 1222 is implemented.It is shorted IGU connector or is connected to electrochromism EC and CE layers of tail optical fiber lead of device causes IGU ratio IGU will be transparent and transparent more quickly in other ways.In some situations Under, IGU top cover may make that IGU is fully transparent, wherein the amount that there is coloring is depended on, it can hour or minute rather than the quantity in day Grade realizes pellucidity.Total IGU discharge time will change according to size and local leak level, and total IGU be should be less than from Factory or manufacturer to customer site shipping time discharge time.IGU connector or tail optical fiber can have multiple pins (1212) and/or socket (not describing), such as entitled " for matching for electrochromic device in submitted on September 16th, 2016 Electric network (POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES) " the 15/268,204th 5 pin connectors described in number U.S. Patent application (attorney docket VIEWP085), the U.S. Patent application is with complete The mode of text reference is incorporated herein.In some cases, resistor may be included in circuit, such as connect with conducting wire 1206, In assigned rate lower discharge device.In some embodiments, tail optical fiber top cover may include circuit system 1208, the circuit system The charge whether detection IGU is fully drained is so that the transparent state of IGU.Once the discharged charge of IGU, indicates Device, such as LED1210 can indicate that the window is removed and colour.Connecting interface 1230 can be pushed into or manner connects with IGU Device or pigtail coupling are connect, or is coupled with the mechanical connection of any other type.

Fig. 6 A and 6B describe the different aspect of the tail optical fiber top cover according to some embodiments.Tail optical fiber top cover 600 includes to be matched It is set to the connecting interface 605 with tail optical fiber pairing (corresponding to 1230 in Figure 12).Connecting interface 605 may include keying interface 610 (corresponding to 1240 in Figure 12), to orient for tail optical fiber top cover 600 so that contact 615 and the corresponding lead pair from tail optical fiber It is quasi-.As depicted, the contact on tail optical fiber top cover 615 can with circular pattern space layout, but without this necessity.For example, contact Can by linear mode as depicted in figure 12 or it is any other in a manner of arrange.

Once tail optical fiber top cover and pigtail coupling, tail optical fiber top cover protects tail optical fiber to injure from clast.Tail optical fiber top cover is usual IGU is ready to be transported away before in factory and pigtail coupling, thus tail optical fiber top cover protection tail optical fiber from factory, transporting It send or collects the clast such as dust and dust and dirt inside its connector at installation site, and the lead of tail optical fiber is protected to exempt from It is damaged in receiving.Once IGU gets out install or be returned to manufacturer for future usage, cheap tail optical fiber top can be disposed Lid.

In some embodiment (not shown), tail optical fiber top cover can be by attachment component and IGU attachment to protect tail optical fiber to exempt from Conductor combination part 334 and connector 335 in damage, such as Fig. 3, and protect IGU from damaging or scraping as caused by tail optical fiber It wipes.In one embodiment, intermediate plate, such as U-shaped channel intermediate plate, IGU will be fixed to the tail optical fiber top cover of pigtail coupling Edge or surface to prevent tail optical fiber from swinging carelessly everywhere when transporting IGU.In another embodiment, tail optical fiber top cover and tail Fibre can reside in the secondary sealing area of IGU, such as in the secondary sealing area 505 in Fig. 5 B.

Other benefits of tail optical fiber top cover are related to its efficiency in deployment cycle.Because of floor space and time in factory It is valuable, so IGU quickly gos out, and has liberated work by using IGU is transported so that the time of electric current to be discharged from IGU Factory's floor space is to carry out other operations.In addition, reaching the IGU with pellucidity by the way that the electric current from IGU is discharged It installs site, and test IGU will will be since identical initial transparent or decolored state easily than all IGU at installation site It is more, to ensure colored state more evenly across tested person IGU when testing ending.This does not conform to traditionally completely allows more to hold It is matched between easy window, and worries that its IGU can be attributed to the coloring etc. of variation to the possibility together with IGU or buy with IGU Grade and seem anyone different and guarantee that IGU can come in the case where not equably being discharged all electric currents.Therefore, IGU It can for example be transported together in various colored states with tail optical fiber top cover has been installed, and it will be reached completely with transparent or decolored state Site is installed, and tail optical fiber is protected.

Tester

IGU is usually installed before electrochromic network, and distribution and communication network comprising being related to IGU are configured.? In some embodiments, tail optical fiber or other IGU connectors the wiring from IGU is connected to tester afterwards in a pre-installation, To verify the window performance of work.Tester also can be used to test IGU at factory, manufacturer or any other appropriate scene.

After IGU arrived its destination installation site, glazier or other technicians can use portable tester Initial testing is carried out to assess IGU whether normal operation.If initial testing finds the non-works fine of IGU, glazier will Know that IGU is damaged in transport and can be led to appropriate personal (such as building manager, manufacturer etc.) that site is installed is related to Know described problem.In some embodiments, tester can for example device be surveyed to personal automatic send appropriate by wireless communication Test result, so that can subscribe and transport with the problematic IGU new IGU with same size so that minimally influences The site installation and deployment time.Glazier install IGU after, glazier can again portable tester to confirm that IGU is normally transported Row.Glazier can be used to commissioning from the data that each IGU is obtained are tested later, and wherein the physics position of IGU and network ID match Together so that the control system of electrochromic is online.Site monitoring system, example can be sent by the record shelves of test data Such as to provide fingerprint or the in other ways baseline of the history of offer IGU EC device performance.

The example that Fig. 7 A and 7B illustrate the external view of tester.Fig. 7 A, which is shown, to be had above comprising being described external portion The tester 700 of the shell 701 of part.Tester 700 has the port 730 that can be coupled to tail optical fiber or other IGU connectors.At certain In a little embodiments, port can be communicated by two contacts (not describing) with window, and the contact to the electrochromism of IGU to fill Offer charge is provided.In another embodiment, port may include additional pin, such as 5 pins of 5 pin connectors.? In some embodiments, two contacts for electrochromic device to power, and other pins are used between tester and tail optical fiber Communication.Port 730 can be coupled with the pig tail connections with any kind of mechanical connection, and the mechanical connection maintains port Being electrically coupled between the contact in 730 and IGU connector.For example, it is mechanically connected and can be push-in, be screwed on or fasten company It connects.Tester 700 can be made to be powered and power off by input interface button 705, such as wherein short-press button 705 connects tester 700 and the long 705 about four seconds shutdown testers 700 that touch the button.Once connecting tester 700, in addition short-press button 705 can Originate the test of IGU.Although discribed device receives user's input by button 705 in Fig. 7 A and 7B, can be used other Input interface, such as touch-sensitive graphic user interface.In some embodiments, tester can receive by operate such as tablet computer or User's input that the user of the remote-control devices such as mobile phone provides.Once tester 700 is connected to tail optical fiber and is powered, optional Positioning indicator 720, such as LED will indicate that the current state of tester, the current state include the finger that (i) reads tail optical fiber Line and other parameters, (ii) IGU test is underway and (iii) is idle.Tester 700 may further determine that window ID whether match bit Point ID is to check whether IGU has been transported to correct position.Although status indicator is depicted as on the surface external of tester LED, but LED indicator can be also positioned in shell when shell is transparent or semitransparent.In some embodiments, fixed interface 725 can be made of the trnaslucent materials of the color of reflection light-emitting diode display.In some embodiments, indicator can be audible finger Show device (for example, if tester has loudspeaker unit), and in some embodiments, tester is configured to another dress It sets, such as phone or tablet computer, emits the state for having the wireless signal of instruction to provide a user IGU.

Tester 700 be energized and terminate read tail optical fiber after, can by button 705 originate and for example at about 10 seconds or IGU test is completed after shorter.Tester applies radical driving voltage distribution to the IGU of connection, that is, depends on V_DrivingMagnitude And apply steeper voltage ramp rate and shorter voltage hold-time than Fig. 1, but tester is without actually carrying out IGU Coloring.In some embodiments, with reference to the voltage's distribiuting 105 in Fig. 1, radical driving voltage distribution coloring then makes IGU It is transparent, and include to continue the negative voltage slope 107 of such as a part of the second length and positive voltage slope 111, continue such as The negative voltage fixing 109 and positive voltage of two length hold the 113 and V with the magnitude between such as 0.1V and 5V_Driving.It surveys Examination instrument 700 can also test IGU by applying to remove voltage and then apply coloration voltage first.Tester is based on being supplied to The voltage of IGU, by IGU consumption electric current and the current density of IGU can be calculated from the IGU size that tail optical fiber is read.Based on calculating Current density out, tester determine IGU whether normal operation, that is, determine by still not passing through test.For example, it surveys Examination instrument can recognize that current density is in tolerance interval, the minimum higher than max-thresholds again below applied voltage's distribiuting Threshold value, to determine IGU whether normal operation.After testing IGU, tester 700 can by qualified/unqualified indicator 710, Such as LED, instruction IGU is not by still passing through test.Tester 700 can be disconnected then with IGU connector or tail optical fiber, without Power-off, this is because tester enters high impedance mode after for example having originated test 10 seconds.If in electrochromic device Such as there is the open circuit or short circuit for influencing the performance of electrochromic device and generating off-limits current density, then IGU can Test can not passed through.Battery indicator 715, such as LED show the remaining power service life of tester 700.Fixed interface 725 is permitted Perhaps tester 700 is fixed to its people or Multifunctional leather belt for example, by shackle, lashing or other connecting elements by glazier.

Fig. 7 B shows the alternative view of tester 700, and wherein shell 701 is transparent so that observable tester The orientation of 700 internal part.Continue the discussion of the internal part of tester 700 in fig. 8.

Fig. 8 shows the internal part 800 of tester 700.Port 830 corresponding to the port 730 from Fig. 7 is electrically coupled (such as passing through unshowned wiring) arrives controller 811.Inner button component 805 show the button 705 from Fig. 7 wherein with The rest part of internal part 800 couples, such as at subcard 812.Similarly, indicator, such as LED, such as qualified/do not conform to Qualified/unqualified indicator 710, battery instruction is shown respectively in lattice indicator 810, battery indicator 815 and status indicator 820 Device 715 and status indicator 720 are wherein coupled with the rest part of internal part 800, such as at subcard 812.Subcard 812 Containing circuit system to increase the numeral input of controller 811 and the number of output point, for example, to read the defeated of button 705 Enter and the number of the output to actuation indicator 710,715 and 720.In some embodiments, subcard 812 can be monitored and be controlled Rechargeable battery 816 processed.In some embodiments, subcard 812 is logical comprising make it possible to carry out wireless communication with mobile device Believe module 835, such asOr low energy radio frequency.It can be incited somebody to action by communication module 835 and correspondence mobile device application program Tester result and other related datas are for example automatically sent to mobile device.It can be then by tester result and other dependency numbers It is related to the appropriate individual of site installation according to being transmitted to, or alternatively uploads to cloud.In some embodiments, subcard 812 includes Ultra wide band (" UWB ") module 840 with commissioning application program (being discussed herein below), such asWirelessly.Some In embodiment, subcard may be connected to the UWB module that can be used for positioning mobile device and communicate with mobile device.

Controller 811 can have the circuit system for adjusting electric current and/or voltage in internal part 800.Citing For, such as 3.3V can will be adjusted to by the voltage of battery supplied.Similarly, controller 811 is adjustable is provided to subcard, leads to Believe the voltage or electric current of module or UWB module.In some embodiments, controller 811 or subcard 812 may include for being that can fill The charging circuit system of battery charging.

Controller 811 operates tester by applying radical voltage driving distribution to the IGU for being connected to port 830.Such as Mentioned, tester needs not to be IGU coloring；Alternatively, controller 811 and/or subcard 812 based on be supplied to IGU voltage, It is counted by the current density in the electric current of IGU consumption and the electrochromic device from the IGU size that tail optical fiber is read and to IGU It calculates, to determine whether IGU correctly operates.Although described embodiment has both controller and subcard, it should be appreciated that this is only It is one in many possible configurations.For example, in some embodiments, the component of subcard 812 and feature can be integrated into control In device 811 processed.The component of subcard 812 can also be on controller 811, and vice versa.For example, in some embodiments, If such as communication module and UWB module be on subcard, or if internal part 800 does not include subcard 812, controller It may include these components.

Battery 816, such as Li ion rechargeable batteries provide voltage to tester and allow tester ongoing operation example Such as from about 16 hours.Battery 816 is coupled with battery structure 817, and the battery structure is coupled to support construction 802.Subcard 812 with Controller 811 couples, and the controller is coupled with support construction 802 again, to provide structural strengthening and alignment for tester.

Figure 11 shows the method using IGU tester 1100.In step 1101, tester electric power is connected.Next, In step 1102, tester checks whether it is connected to the tail optical fiber of IGU.If not, the state of so tester is in step 1103 Middle indicator instruction tester just waits tail optical fiber.In step 1104, tester reads such as IGU size of tail optical fiber, driving ginseng The parameters such as several and window ID, such as fingerprint.Next, in step 1105 power knob can be pressed again to swash by applying Into driving voltage distribution come start test IGU.In a step 1106, tester calculates the current density in IGU.In step In 1107, depending on carry out with calculate connection IGU current density measurement, tester will determine IGU be by or not Pass through.Next, in step 1108, tester checks whether tail optical fiber has disconnected.If tail optical fiber not yet disconnects, tester The connection with tail optical fiber is disconnected by entering high impedance status and is reexamined in step 1109.After tail optical fiber has disconnected, Tester sends IGU and position data to mobile applications by communication module.

Once glazier completes test and each installed IGU, the rest part of site installation and deployment can be continued and can Window controller network is set.The test data that glazier obtains is suitable for commissioning site (being discussed herein below).

Window controller network

Fig. 9 A shows the drawing for controlling and driving the instance system 900 of multiple electrochromics 902.The system is also It can be used for controlling the operation of the one or more device associated with electrochromic such as window antenna.System 900 can fit For being used together with building 904, such as commercial office complex or residential building.In some embodiments, system 900 is designed At with modern heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (" HVAC ") system 906, interior lighting system 907, security system 908 and electric system 909 are used in combination, single entirety and high efficiency energy control system as 904 garden of whole building 904 or building.System 900 some embodiments are particularly suitable for integrated with building management system (" BMS ") 910.BMS 910 is based on computer Control system, may be mounted in building and monitor and control the mechanically and electrically equipment of building, such as HVAC system System, lighting system, electric system, elevator, fire-fighting system and security system.BMS 910 may include hardware and associated firmware Or software, for being safeguarded in building 904 according to by the preference of occupant or building manager or other administrator settings Situation.The software can be based on such as Internet protocol or open standard.

BMS can usually be used in building, and wherein its function is the environment in the control building.Citing For, BMS 910 can control illumination, temperature, carbon dioxide level and humidity in building 904.Can have by BMS 910 Many mechanically or electrically device of air of control, including, for example, stove or other heaters, air-conditioning, air blower and ventilation opening.In order to control Producing building environment, BMS 910 can turn on and off these various devices according to rule or in response to condition.For example, These rules and condition can be selected or be specified by building manager or administrator.A major function of BMS 910 be for The occupant of building 904 keeps comfortable environment, while making heating and cooling energy loss and cost minimization.In some realities It applies in scheme, BMS 910 not only may be configured to monitor and control, and can be configured to optimize the association between various systems Same-action, for example, to save energy and reduce building operating cost.

Some embodiments are alternately or in addition designed to based on for example, by heat, optics or other sensors sensing Or and the feedback of the input from such as HVAC or inner lighting system or the input from user's control responsively or instead It works with answering.It can be submitted on April 17th, 2012 and the title of publication on April 22nd, 2014 is " control light switchable apparatus In transformation (CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES) " the 8,705th, Other information is found in No. 162 United States Patent (USP)s (attorney docket VIEWP035), the United States Patent (USP) is in entirety by reference It is incorporated herein.Some embodiments can be used for the existing structure with tradition or conventional HVAC or interior lighting system In, include business and residential structure.Some embodiments can also be renovated for older house.

System 900 includes the network controller 912 for being configured to control multiple window controllers 914.For example, network control Device 912 processed can control tens of, hundreds if not thousands of window controllers 914.Each window controller 914 can control and drive again One or more electrochromics 902.In some embodiments, network controller 912 issues high level instructions, such as electroluminescent change The finished pigmented state of color window, and window controller receive these order and pass through apply electro photoluminescence directly control their window with The suitably transformation of driving colored state and/or holding colored state.The electrochromic that each window controller 914 can drive 902 quantity and size is usually special by the voltage and current of the load on the window controller 914 for controlling each electrochromic 902 The limitation of property.In some embodiments, the maximal window size that each window controller 914 can drive is usually by voltage, electricity The limitation of stream or power requirement, to cause the expectation possible optical transitions in electrochromic 902 in desired time range.These It is required that being the function of window surface area again.In some embodiments, this relationship is nonlinear.For example, voltage, electric current or Power requirement can non-linearly increase with the surface area of electrochromic 902.For example, in some cases, the pass System be it is nonlinear, at least partially because length of the sheet resistance of the first and second conductive layers with first or second conductive layer Non-linearly increase with the distance on width.However, in some embodiments, the multiple electroluminescent of same size and shape is driven The quantity of relationship and driven electrochromic 902 between voltage needed for color-changing window 902, electric current or power requirement is at just Than.

Fig. 9 B describes another instance system 900 for controlling and driving multiple electrochromics 902.Shown in Fig. 9 B System 900 is similar to the system 900 with reference to shown in Fig. 9 A and described.It is different from the system of Fig. 9 A, system 900 shown in Fig. 9 B Include master controller 911.Master controller 911 is communicated and is worked with multiple network controllers 912, each network controller 912 Multiple window controllers 914 can be addressed, with reference to as described in Fig. 9 A.In some embodiments, master controller 911 is to network-control Device 912 issues high level instructions (such as finished pigmented state of electrochromic), and network controller 912 then transmits instruction To corresponding window controller 914.

In some embodiments, the various electrochromics 902 and/or antenna of building or other structures are advantageously divided Area or group, area are formed, each area includes the subset of electrochromic 902.For example, each area can correspond to building Specific position or the electrochromic 902 in region set, should be coloured based on their position (or with other sides Formula transformation) arrive the same or similar optical states.As more specific example, the building with following four face or side is considered: North, the south, the east and west.Building is also considered with ten floors.In this instruction example, each area be can correspond to The set of the electrochromic 902 on specific one in certain floor and in four faces.In this some embodiment, each Network controller 912 can address one or more areas or group, area.For example, master controller 911 can by given zone or The finished pigmented status command of group, area is published to corresponding one or more network controllers 912.For example, finished pigmented Status command may include the abstract mark of each target area.Receive the specified network controller 912 of finished pigmented status command Then the abstract identity map in area to the particular network address of each window controller 914, the window controller control can be wanted It is applied to the voltage or current distribution of electrochromic 902 in area.

In the embodiment that at least some electrochromics have antenna, for colour purpose window area can with or can be with The area for antenna correlation function is not corresponded to.For example, master controller and/or network controller can be used for recognition window The not same district, such as two layers of window on the unilateral side of building of two of Semu, wherein each floor, which has, is based on customer priorities Different colouring algorithms.In some embodiments, subregion is implemented with three layers or more of hierarchical structure；For example, At least some windows of building are grouped into area, and at least some areas are divided into sub-district, and each sub-district is by different controls Logic and/or user's access.

In many cases, light switchable glazings can form or occupy the major part of exterior walls of buildings.For example, light can Switching window can form the major part in corporate office building, the wall of other business premises or residential building, facade and even roof.? In various embodiments, the distributed network of controller can be used for controlling light switchable glazings.Fig. 9 C is shown according to some embodiment party Case is operated to control the block diagram of the example network system 920 of multiple IGU 922.One major function of network system 920 It is to control the optical states of the electrochromic device (or other smooth switchable apparatus) in IGU 922.In some embodiments In, one or more of window 922 can be multi-region window, for example, wherein each window can be independent comprising two or more The electrochromic device of control or area.In various embodiments, network system 920, which can be used for controlling, is supplied to IGU's 922 The electrical characteristics of power signal.For example, network system 920 can be generated and transmit coloring instruction (also referred to as " coloring life Enable ") to control the voltage of electrochromic device being applied in IGU 922.

In some embodiments, another function of network system 920 is to obtain status information (hereinafter from IGU 922 " information " and " data " is used interchangeably).For example, the status information for giving IGU may include electrochromic device in IGU Current coloration state mark or information.Network system 920 can be also used for from various sensors for data, such as temperature Sensor, photoelectric sensor (also referred to as optical sensor), humidity sensor, gas flow transducer or land occupation sensor, antenna, No matter its IGU 922 on or among IGUs 922, or positioned at building in, building on or building around is integrated in Its each position.

Network system 920 may include any appropriate number of distributed director with various abilities or function.One In a little embodiments, layering defines the function and arrangement of various controllers.For example, network system 920 includes multiple distributions Formula window controller (WC) 924, multiple network controllers (NC) 926 and master controller (MC) 928.In some embodiments, MC 928 can interact and communicate with the BMS 910 for being expressed as export-oriented network 934 from Fig. 9 B.In some embodiments, 928 MC It can be communicated with dozens of or hundreds of NC 926 and control them.In various embodiments, MC 928 passes through one or more A wired or wireless link 946 (hereinafter collectively referred to as " link 946 ") issues high level instructions to NC 926.Instruction may include Such as the coloring order for causing the transformation of the optical states by corresponding NC 926 IGU 922 controlled.Each NC 926 is again It can be communicated by one or more wired or wireless links 944 (hereinafter collectively referred to as " link 944 ") with several WC 924 And control them.For example, each NC 926 can control tens of or hundreds of WC 924.Each WC 924 can pass through again One or more wired or wireless links 942 (hereinafter collectively referred to as " link 942 ") are logical to one or more corresponding IGU 922 Letter, driving control them in other ways.

MC 928 can be issued comprising coloring order, status request, data (such as sensing data) request command Or the communication of other instructions.In some embodiments, MC 928 (can be based on star in certain predetermined times in one day Phase it is several or 1 year in change some day), or the combined detection based on particular event, condition or event or condition, the period Property issue it is this communication (for example, as by obtain sensing data or based on by user or application program initiation request Reception or this sensing data and this request combination determined by).In some embodiments, when MC 928 is true It is scheduled on when causing colored state to be changed in the set of one or more IGU 922, MC 928, which is generated, or selection corresponds to expects The colouring value of color state.In some embodiments, the set of IGU 922 and the first protocol identifier (ID) are (for example, BACnet ID) it is associated.Then, MC 928 generates and sends communication-and is referred to here as " main coloring order "-comprising by the first communication protocols Discuss the colouring value and the first agreement ID of (for example, BACnet compatible protocol) on link 946.In some embodiments, MC Main coloring order is addressed to the specific NC 926 of specific one or multiple WC 924 of control by 928, the WC control again to The set of the IGU 922 of transformation.NC 926 receives the main coloring order comprising colouring value and the first agreement ID, and first is assisted View ID is mapped to one or more second protocol ID.In some embodiments, each of second protocol ID identifies WC Correspondence in 924 one.NC 926 is then sent to the WC 924 of each identification by link 944 by the second communication protocol and is wrapped Co-pigmentation order containing colouring value.In some embodiments, each WC 924 for receiving co-pigmentation order is then based on Colouring value selects voltage or current distribution from internal storage, and the driving of IGU 922 being separately connected is arrived and colouring value Consistent colored state.Then, each WC 924 is generated and is provided voltage by the IGU 922 that link 942 is separately connected to it Or current signal, to apply voltage or current distribution.

It, can be as shown in fig. 9d with layered structure cloth similar to the function and/or arrangement for how hierarchically arranging controller Set electrochromic.By allowing to help rule or user's control applied to various electrochromics or IGU group, layered structure In control of the promotion to the electrochromic at specific site.In addition, for beauty, it is multiple in room or other site locations Continuous lights must make their optical states corresponding with identical rate sometimes and/or colour.One group of continuous lights is considered as area can To promote the realization of these targets.

As suggested above, various IGU 922 can be grouped into the region 953 of electrochromic, each of these Region 953 includes at least one window controller 924 and its corresponding IGU 922.In some embodiments, IGU's 922 is every A area is controlled by one or more corresponding NC 926 and the corresponding WC 924 of one or more controlled by these NC 926. In some more particular embodiments, each region 953 can be controlled by single NC 926, and two or more WC 924 It can be controlled by single NC 926.In other words, region 953 can indicate the logic groups of IGU 922.For example, Mei Gequ Domain 953 can correspond to the set of the IGU 922 in the specific position or region of building, and the IGU is based on its position together It is driven.As more specific example, being considered as tool, there are four the sites 951 of the building in face or side: north, the south, The east and west.Building is also considered with ten floors.In this instruction example, each area be can correspond in certain floor With the set of the electrochromic 900 on specific one in four faces.Additionally or alternatively, each region 953 can correspond to In the set of the IGU 922 of shared one or more physical features (for example, such as size or device parameter the service life).Some In other embodiments, the region 953 of IGU 922 can based on one or more non-physical feature (for example, safety is specified or industry Business level) it (for example, the IGU 922 of binding management person office can be grouped in one or more areas, and is defined to be grouped The IGU 922 of non-management person office can be grouped in one or more not same districts).

In some such embodiments, each NC 926 can address each in one or more corresponding regions 953 All IGU 922 in a.For example, MC 928 can issue the main coloring life of control target area 953 to NC 926 It enables.Main coloring order may include the abstract mark (hereinafter also referred to as " area ID ") of target area.In some such embodiments In, area ID can be the first agreement ID, such as the agreement ID just described in the above example.In such cases, 926 NC The main coloring order comprising colouring value and area ID is received, and area ID is mapped to the second association associated with the WC 924 in area Discuss ID.In some of the other embodiments, area ID can be more abstract than the first agreement ID higher level.In such cases, Area ID can be mapped to the first agreement ID of one or more first by NC 926, and the first agreement ID is then mapped to the second association Discuss ID.

When instruction (for example, instruction of window controller or IGU) related with the control of any device passes through network system 920 When, the only network ID for the device that they are sent to them.Network ID is to ensure that instruction reaches and on prediction mechanism Necessary to execution.For example, the window controller for controlling the colored state of more than one IGU is based on for example ordering one with coloring The network ID of the CAN ID (network ID form) of transmitting a kind of determines which IGU controlled.For example described herein Window network in, term network ID is including but not limited to CAN ID and BACnet ID.Such network ID can be applied to window network Node, such as window controller 924, network controller 926 and master controller 238.In general, when being described herein, device Network ID includes the network ID that its each device is controlled in layered structure.For example, other than CAN ID, IGU's Network ID can also include window controller ID, network controller ID and master controller ID.

The debugging and testing of network of electrochromic

In order to make color control work (for example, allow window control system change a specific window or IGU or specific window or The colored state of IGU set), other controllers of master controller, network controller and/or responsible coloring decision must be known by connecting It is connected to the network address of the window controller of the set of the specific window or window.For this purpose, commissioning function is controlled to specific window and window Device provides the object of window and/or window controller in the correct distribution and building of window controller address and/or other identification informations Manage position.In some cases, the purpose of commissioning is to correct in the position of mistake installation window or connect cables to the window of mistake The mistake or other problems occurred when controller.In some cases, the purpose of commissioning is to provide semi-automatic or full-automatic installation. In other words, allow to be installed under the situation that the position of little or no installation personnel is instructed.

In general, specific window or the commissioning process of IGU can be related to the ID of window or other window associated components is corresponding Window controller is associated.The process can also be by building object location and/or absolute position (for example, latitude, longitude and altitude) Distribute to window or other components.Other information relevant to the commissioning of electrochromic network and/or configuration is presented in 2017 The title that November 20 submitted is " automation commissioning (the AUTOMATED COMMISSIONING OF of the controller in window network CONTROLLERS IN A WINDOW NETWORK) " PCT/US17/62634 international patent application (attorney docket VIEWP092WO in), thus the international patent application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In some embodiments, pass through the wireless measurement position of the position and second component that determine the framework of the first component It sets and is compared to carry out that commissioning is associated or link, the second component are associated with the first component.For example, One component can be light switchable glazings, and second component can be window controller, be configured to control light switchable parts Optical states.In another example, the first component is the sensor that the radiation data of measurement is supplied to window controller, window control Device processed is second component.It is known that, conventionally, the position of the first component has precision more higher than the position of second component, second component Position can be determined by wireless measurement.Although can determine the accurate position of the first component according to architectural drawing or similar source Set, but commissioning process can use alternate source, such as manual measurement window or other components installation after position.It can also make Use GPS.In various embodiments, determine that the component (for example, window controller) of its position has window network ID by wireless measurement, And the network ID is for example available by configuration file during commissioning process.In such cases, commissioning process can incite somebody to action The precise physical location of the first component and the network ID of second component match.In some embodiments, the first and second components are Single part.For example, window controller can be this base part；For example, can be according to architectural drawing and according to wireless measurement The two determines its position.In such cases, commissioning process can simply by from architectural drawing physical location with come from The network ID of configuration file belongs to together.

The associated storage determined during commissioning can pass through various windows in file, data structure, database etc. Network components and/or such as mobile applications, window control intelligent algorithm, building management system (BMS), security system, photograph The associated systems such as bright system are consulted.In certain embodiments, commissioning link is stored in network profile.Some Under situation, window Web vector graphic network profile sends order appropriate between the component on network；For example, main control Device is used to colour change by its position in the structure to for specifying the window controller of window to send coloring order.

Figure 10 A, which depicts wherein control logic 1004, can be used network profile 1003 to promote the various function on network The embodiment of energy.Although being described below using term " network profile ", it should be appreciated that any suitable file, data knot Structure, database etc.) it may be used to identical purpose.This class file or other feature provide window network physical unit (for example, The window position identified by window ID) and controller associated with such physical unit (for example, directly controlling the state of window Window controller) network ID (it can be or comprising network address) between link.Control logic 1004, which refers to, to be used In making a policy to linking between physical unit and associated controller or any logic of other purposes.As proposed, this The logic of class may include having the logic of the following terms: window network master control device 1005, network controller 1006 and window controller 1007, and the system of associated or interface connection, such as the mobile applications for controlling window-like state, window control intelligence calculation Method, building management system, security system, lighting system etc..In some cases, control logic 1004 uses network configuration text The user interfaces such as application program of the part 1003 on such as remote wireless device provide use to intelligence system 1009 or BMS In the network information of control network 1008.In some cases, the user interface 1008 of mobile applications be configured to using Controlled by information that network profile 1003 provides master controller 1005, network controller 1006, window controller 1007 or Other network components.

The example of the process of creation network profile 1000 is shown in fig. 1 ob.First operation is that basis is for example built The building plan of Figure 100 1 and the physical layout for determining a certain site, so as to determine the layout of window network.In general, building It builds Figure 100 1 and building size, the position of power distribution cabinet and various other structures and construction characteristic is provided.In some cases, example Such as when architectural drawing is unavailable, architectural drawing can be created by surveying site first.Using architectural drawing, personal or team is electricity Cause color-changing window network design cabling infrastructure and power transmission system.In the building of the sometimes referred to as modification of interconnection network 1002 This infrastructure comprising power distribution unit is visually depicted in figure.Interconnection network depicts the line layout at site (for example, dry Line), the positioning of various devices (such as example, controller, power supply, control panel, window and sensor) and Network Dept. on network The identification information (for example, network ID) of part.In some cases, until the window ID (WID or other of the light switchable glazings of installation ID interconnection network can) be completed with the location matches of mounting device.Inherently or clearly, interconnection network can also describe layered communication Network includes window, window controller, network controller and the master controller at specific site.However, in general, what is initially rendered is mutual Even figure does not include the network ID of window or other components on light switchable glazings network.

After creating interconnection network, interconnection network is used to create network profile 1003, the network profile can To be the text representation of interconnection network.It can be then in the media that can be read by the system that control logic and/or other interfaces connect Network profile 1003 is provided, this allows to control window network with its intended manner.As long as interconnection network and network profile essence The network 1010 for really reflecting installation just completes the process of creation preliminary network configuration file.However, commissioning can be to file Other information is added to link the light switchable glazings of installation, the smooth switchable glazings are matched with corresponding window controller network ID. If determining that interconnection network and network profile and the network of installation 1010 mismatch at any time, may need to use manually Intervene to update interconnection network 1002 with accurate window ID (or other ID) information 1111 at family.According to the interconnection network of update, then Network profile 1003 is updated to reflect the change carried out.

Automated location determination and location aware

The one aspect of commissioning allows to automatically determine window position after mounting.Window controller, and in some cases, Window configured with antenna and/or Vehicle Controller can be configured with transmitter, for example, by time-varying electric field, magnetic field or electromagnetism The various forms of wireless electromagnetics transmittings such as field are communicated.Common wireless protocols for electromagnetic communication are including but not limited to indigo plant Tooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, RF and ultra wide band (UWB).Can according to the reception at one or more antennas emit related information come Determine the relative position between two or more devices, such as: received intensity or power, arrival time or phase, frequency With the angle of arrival of wireless transmission signal.When measuring the position of determining devices according to these, implementable triangulation algorithm, The physical layout of building, such as wall and furniture are considered in some cases.Finally, it is each that the acquisition of these technologies can be used The exact position of window network components.For example, the position of the window controller with the miniature positioning chip of UWB can easily really It is scheduled in 10 centimetres of its physical location.In some cases, geographic positioning can be used and determine one or more windows Position, such as the 62/340th, No. 936 beauty of entitled " window antenna (WINDOW ANTENNAS) " submitted on May 24th, 2016 Those geographic positionings described in state's patent (attorney docket VIEWP072X1P), the application is thus to be cited in full text Mode be incorporated herein.As used herein, geo-location and geographical location can refer to and be believed part ofly by electromagnetism Number analysis to determine the position of window or device or any method of relative position.

Ultra wide band (UWB) technology (ECMA-368 and ECMA-369) based on pulse is a kind of wireless technology, for short Mass data is emitted with low-power (usually less than 0.5mW) in distance (at most 230 feet).UWB signal is characterized in that it is occupied At least the bandwidth spectrum of 500MHz or at least account for the 20% of its centre frequency.According to UWB agreement, means broadcasts digital signal arteries and veins Punching, the digital signal pulses on several frequency channels simultaneously highly precisely timing over the carrier signal.Tune can be passed through The timing or positioning of pulse processed carry out transmitting information.Alternatively, can be carried out by polarity, its amplitude to pulse coding and/or Carry out transmitting information by using orthogonal pulses.Other than as low-power information transmission protocols, UWB technology can be indoor fixed Position application provides several advantages for being better than other wireless protocols.The UWB spectrum of wide scope includes the low frequency with long wavelength, UWB signal is allowed to penetrate a variety of materials including wall.It is reduced comprising the wide range of frequencies including these low penetration frequencies A possibility that multipath error, because some wavelength will usually have sight track.UWB based on pulse is communicated another A advantage is that pulse is usually very short (500MHz broad pulse is less than 60cm, and 1.3GHz bandwidth pulses are less than 23cm), is reduced anti- Penetrate a possibility that pulse is superimposed with original pulse.

UWB agreement can be used to determine the relative position of the window controller with miniature positioning chip.For example, make With miniature positioning chip, it can determine the relative position of each device in the precision of 10cm.In various embodiments, window controls Device, and in some cases, the antenna on or near window or window controller is set and is configured to through miniature positioning chip It is communicated.In some embodiments, window controller can have equipped with label, the label is configured to broadcast omnidirectional's letter Number miniature positioning chip.Various positions, such as wireless routing can be located at by receiving miniature positioning chip (also referred to as anchor log) Device, network controller or the window controller with known location.By analyzing broadcast singal can arrive in transmitting range in label Up to anchor log the time it takes, the position of label can be determined.In some cases, installation personnel can be by temporary anchor It is placed in building to carry out commissioning, is then removed it after the completion of commissioning process.There are multiple smooth switchable glazings In some embodiments, window controller can be equipped with the miniature positioning chip for being configured to send and receive UWB signal.By dividing Analyse received UWB signal at each window controller, can determine positioned at transmitting range limitation in each of other window controllers it Between relative distance.By polymerizeing this information, can determine relative position between fenestrate controller.When it is known at least one When the position of window controller, or in the case where also using anchor log, it can determine each window controller or there is miniature positioning The physical location of other network equipments of chip.Such antenna can be used for automatic adjusting and testing process as described below.But Ying Li Solution, the present disclosure is not limited to UWB technologies；It can be used any for reporting the technology of high-resolution position information automatically.In general, this Class technology will be using one or more antennas associated with component to be automatically positioned.Tester is described further below can The embodiment for being configured to label or anchoring piece.

As explained above, interconnection network or other architecture information sources generally comprise the location information of various window network components.Citing For, the physical location coordinate of window can be listed in x, y and z-dimension, have very high precision sometimes；For example, 1 Within centimetre.Similarly, the file or document derived from such attached drawing, such as network profile can contain associated window net The precise physical location of network component.In certain embodiments, coordinate, which will correspond to, such as installs the one of window or IGU in the structure A angle.Selection for carrying out specified specific angle or other feature in interconnection network coordinate may be by antenna or other positions The placement of awareness tool influences.For example, window and/or the window controller of pairing, which can have, is placed on the of associated IGU One jiao (for example, lower left corner) miniature positioning chip nearby；It in this situation, can be the interconnection of described first jiao specified window Figure coordinate.Similarly, under the situation that IGU has window antenna, the coordinate listed on interconnection network can indicate antenna in IGU window Surface on or close to antenna a certain angle at position.It in some cases, can be according to architectural drawing and for such as IGU Larger window component on antenna place understanding obtain coordinates.It in some embodiments, also include window in interconnection network Orientation.

Although interconnection network is usually described as being used for the source of the precise physical location information of window, the disclosure by this specification It is not limited to interconnection network.Any similar essence of the component locations in the building with light switchable glazings or other structures can be used Really indicate.This includes from file derived from interconnection network (for example, network profile) and the text independently generated with interconnection network Part or drawing, for example, pass through the file or drawing for manually or automatically measuring generation carried out during the construction of building. Can not determine coordinate according to architectural drawing, for example, the vertical position of the window controller on wall, some situations under, can be by being responsible for The personnel of installation and/or commissioning determine unknown coordinates.Because architectural drawing and interconnection network are widely used in Building Design and construction, institute For convenience's sake, used here as them, but to state again, the present disclosure is not limited to interconnection networks as physical location information Source.

In using interconnection network or the component locations some embodiments indicated in detail similar with geo-location, commissioning logic (or mutually by the network ID of the component locations specified by interconnection network and the component of the window controller for being for example used for light switchable glazings etc Even not available other information in figure) pairing.In some embodiments, this is by comparing the setting position provided by geo-location Measuring relative distance and complete between coordinate is listed with what is provided on interconnection network.Due to can be with high precision (for example, better than big About 10cm) determine the position of network components, therefore it can be easily performed automatic adjusting and testing, mode is avoided that through manual commissioning The complexity that window may introduce.

Controller network ID can come from each provenance with the other information of the physical location pairing of window (or other components). In certain embodiments, the network ID of window controller is stored in the memory device for being attached to each window (for example, controlling for window The interfacing part of device or tail optical fiber) on, or can be downloaded based on window sequence number from cloud.One example of the network ID of controller is CAN ID (identifier for being communicated by CAN bus).Other than the network ID of controller, the window information of other storages can The window ID (for example, serial number of window) of ID (not being its network ID), window comprising controller, window type, window size, manufacture day Phase, bus length, area's membership qualification, current firmware and various other window details.No matter which information is stored, it can be The information is accessed during commissioning.Once accessed, any or all part of this information is all linked to from interconnection network, portion The physical location information for dividing the network profile completed or other sources to obtain.

In some embodiments, the interconnection network that application project generates, then using the position ID of window, the physical location of window It is literary to generate network configuration for example, by (IPD) CAD software with the position ID of the window controller from architectural drawing Part.This network profile will have the region 953 being incorporated into partition information therein, such as Fig. 9 D and region group 952.By This, glazier can be using tester to obtain information and measured value from each IGU after mounting.

In some embodiments, tester may include UWB module, such as the UWB module 840 in Fig. 8.These UWB moulds Block can beRadio (DWM1000), and tester can be configured to may act as described above for commissioning Network profile and interconnection network used in IGU location aware and mapping and implement label or anchoring piece.In installation IGU Before, glazier or low-voltage electrical can start commissioning process by executing following operation: will be configured to eight of anchoring piece Tester is placed on around the floor of building, for example, be placed on building floor four turnings and as far as possible away from each other four It at a other positions, is optionally placed in mutual sighting distance, the coordinate system of the certain floor of building, example is arranged Such as x-axis and y-axis.Alternate configuration is also possible that, such as the IGU by being located on the identical place on different floors begins Anchoring piece is placed eventually.Then, it is as discussed above to test can to continue with the tester for being configured to mark by glazier Each IGU, for example, by the pigtail coupling of IGU to tester and running test.Tester and IGU can pass through nothing dduring test Line communication, such asOr low energy, it communicates with one another, therefore glazier can ensure that by dduring test in each IGU Surface on or near same position, such as the lower left corner of window, place abuts against IGU and places tester, and each IGU test mentions For most accurate position measurement data.This also provides some z-axis information, this is because being divided from the IGU size that IGU tail optical fiber is read Solution is communicated at where of the tester on IGU with IGU.When glazier tests each IGU, the tester of configuration is marked to pass through position It sets engine mobile applications and is wirelessly communicated with mobile device, such as by the communication module 835 in Fig. 8, it is described logical Letter module can beOr low energy module.At physical packaging position of each of the IGU by test, location engine Mobile applications capture and handle each IGU relative to the tester of configuration configuration and relative to the position of the IGU previously tested Data are set, while using the information received from IGU tail optical fiber, such as IGU size and window ID, to determine the position the IGU on floor Set mapping.This process is repeated to allow accurately to map the IGU in installation site by floor.In order to obtain whole building layout Accurate mapping, the tester that glazier or other mounting technicians can configure such as two or more anchoring pieces is from previous The floor of mapping is moved to next floor.This allows the anchoring piece collocation type tester on different floors to communicate with one another to determine and build The z-axis of article coordinate system is built, the x-axis and y-axis of each floor have previously been limited to, z-axis slightly covers IGU size and measured value.This Process also can be used to create the wire-frame model of building.The network profile by application project generation and test can then be combined Instrument data are to match window ID and IGU location information.

It in some embodiments, can be by by running on the mobile device such as when tester does not have UWB module The user that application program provides inputs the physical location for determining IGU.For example, application program may be configured to display interconnection Scheme or show the building map of various window positions.In some embodiments, application provides window position list, such as specified IGU coordinate or description IGU are positioned at the list of where.Connect when tester is connected to IGU by glazier or other mounting technicians When connecing device, application program can prompt the position of user's selection IGU.Application program can be configured to for example, by the choosing based on touch It selects or voice-based selection selects to receive user.Application program then matches selected position and network ID or corresponding IGU Other ID, such as provided by tester unit, and pairing can be used to carry out commissioning method as described in this article.In some situations Under, application program can be configured to the state that IGU is reported to site monitoring system.Use the wireless connection (example for arriving mobile device Such as, pass through Wi-Fi or bluetooth) or the wired connection (for example, USB line) of device is used in some cases, application program can Network ID is received from tester.In some embodiments, tester can show network ID to user, and application program is configured to Display user can manually provide network ID data field as input.In some embodiments, application program is configured to Use the number for the one or more sensors (for example, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass and GPS sensor) come on self-moving device According to providing the suggested position of IGU with the movement of tracking device and based on the movement traced into.For example, if using journey Sequence has detected that mobile device has been moved up north after the position for selecting the first form, then application program can be certainly Trend user suggests selecting north upward neighbouring window.

When mobile device determines cellular connection, by the data transmission obtained by test IGU to data center, such as Cloud, and be pocessed during commissioning so that IGU position data is associated with control application program.During commissioning, scene clothes Business engineer or technical staff matching test instrument data and tester data or can make tester data investigation in for example by answering On interconnection diagram data with engineering generation, and keep window ID associated with IGU number, the position IGU and window controller.Once system Balance starting, then the CAN ID of IGU is associated with its window ID, and therefore with the position IGU, such as x, y of each IGU Which with z-axis coordinate, it is associated, so that window control network be made to know the area Chuan Huo order be sent to.

It summarizes

Although foregoing embodiments have had been described in detail for purposes of clarity and understanding, it will be evident that can Certain change and modification are practiced within the scope of the appended claims.It shall yet further be noted that there are many implement embodiment of the present invention Equipment many alternatives.Therefore, embodiment of the present invention is considered to be illustrative and not restrictive, and is implemented Scheme is not limited to the particular content provided in text.

Claims

1. a kind of equipment comprising:

Shell；

The shell is coupled in port, and the port is configured to couple with the connector of the window with electrochromic device, The connector includes and the contact of the electrochromic device telecommunication and associated memory device；

Power supply, in the shell；

Input interface is configured to receive input；

Controller is contained in the shell and is electrically coupled with the power supply and port, wherein the controller is configured to The input is received from the input interface, voltage point is applied to the electrochromic device based on the input received Cloth, and data are received from the window；And

One or more indicators are configured to indicate that the state of the window.

2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein one or more of indicators are coupled to the shell.

3. equipment according to claim 1, wherein applying the voltage's distribiuting about 10 seconds or shorter, and the wherein data Including test data.

4. equipment according to claim 1, wherein applying the voltage's distribiuting substantially will not be such that the window colours.

5. equipment according to claim 1, further comprises the subcard for being coupled to the controller, the subcard is configured At connection ultra wide band module, communication module or circuit system for charging for rechargeable battery.

6. equipment according to claim 1 further comprises the communication module communicated with the controller, wherein described logical Letter module is configured to send and receive wireless communication.

7. equipment according to claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to channel radio through the communication module Letter is sent to remote site monitoring system.

8. equipment according to claim 6 further comprises ultra wide band module, the ultra wide band module is configured to institute It states controller and the location information for being coupled to the window of the port of the equipment is provided.

9. equipment according to claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to the window through the communication module The location information be emitted to one or more of remote computing devices and carry out the window described in commissioning on window network.

10. equipment according to claim 1, further comprises:

Fixed interface, is coupled to the shell, and the fixed interface is configured to couple with shackle and/or lashing.

11. equipment according to claim 1, wherein the input interface is the button with the encasement couples.

12. equipment according to claim 1, wherein the power supply includes rechargeable battery.

13. equipment according to claim 1 further comprises measurement module, the measurement module is electrically coupled to the control Device processed measures the electrochromic device to the current-responsive of applied voltage's distribiuting.

14. equipment according to claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to based on applied voltage point Cloth calculates the electrochromic device to the current-responsive of applied voltage's distribiuting and the size of the electrochromic device Current density.

15. a kind of equipment comprising it is configured to the connecting interface coupled with the connector for the window for including electrochromic device, Described in connecting interface include:

Multiple contacts are configured to permit charge to be discharged from the electrochromic device；And

Keying interface is configured to mechanically couple the connecting interface and the window connector.

16. equipment according to claim 15, wherein the contact includes 2 pins being shorted together.

17. equipment according to claim 15, wherein the connecting interface is 5 pin connecting interfaces.

18. equipment according to claim 15, wherein at least one of described contact is spring contact.

19. equipment according to claim 15 further comprises the attachment component to protect the connector.

20. equipment according to claim 19, wherein the attachment component is arranged to the intermediate plate fixed to the window.

21. equipment according to claim 19, wherein the attachment component is configured to be placed in insulating glass unit In second seal member.

22. a kind of method for determining the state of window, the window include electrochromic device and with the electrochromic device The connector of telecommunication, which comprises

The tester is connected to the connector by the port on tester, wherein the tester includes:

Power supply；

Controller is configured to for voltage's distribiuting to be applied to the electrochromic device；

Measurement module is electrically coupled to the controller to measure the electrochromic device to the voltage of applied current distribution Response；And

One or more indicators；

The current density of the electrochromic device is calculated, wherein the size based on the electrochromic device and to applying electricity The voltage responsive of flow distribution and calculate the current density；And

The state of the window is indicated by one or more of indicators, wherein the state is based on the current density.

23. according to the method for claim 22, wherein one or more of indicators are coupled to the outer of the tester Shell.

24. according to the method for claim 22, wherein being received from memory associated with the connector described electroluminescent The size of color-changing device.

25. further comprising according to the method for claim 22, that the voltage responsive that will be measured is saved in and the connector Associated memory.

26. further comprising according to the method for claim 22, that the voltage responsive that will be measured is saved in and the tester The memory of the mobile device of communication.

27. according to the method for claim 26, further comprising will be in the voltage responsive that measured by the mobile device Pass to storage device based on cloud.

28. according to the method for claim 22, wherein the voltage's distribiuting cause voltage be applied to the window about 10 seconds or It is shorter.

29. according to the method for claim 28, wherein applying the voltage's distribiuting substantially will not be such that the window colours.

30. it will include window-like that the method according to claim 11, which further comprises by the communication module of the controller, The window information of state is sent to site monitoring system.

31. according to the method for claim 30, further comprising determining that window is installed on wrong site or position in building Set place.

32. further comprising according to the method for claim 30, disconnecting the tester and the connector.

33. according to the method for claim 32, further comprising that window controller is connected to the connector, wherein described Window controller is not the tester.

34. a kind of system for the electrochromic network in commissioning building, the system comprises:

Tester, is configured to determine the state of electrochromic, and the tester includes:

Port, be configured to be attached to electrochromic connector,

Circuit system is configured to for voltage's distribiuting being applied to the electrochromic and monitor current response, wherein described The state of electrochromic be based on monitored current-responsive,

Ultra wide band module and

Communication module；

Multiple anchoring pieces respectively have ultra wide band module and communication module；And

Computer program product is configured to based on the ultra wide band emitted between the tester and the multiple anchoring piece Signal and the position for determining the electrochromic, the computer program product further comprise computer executable instructions with Electrochromic described in commissioning or the state that the electrochromic is reported to site monitoring system.

35. system according to claim 34, wherein the computer program product is in main control element or network controller Upper operation.

36. system according to claim 34, wherein the computer program product on the mobile device, in remote service It is operated on device or on cloud.

37. a kind of method for making light switchable glazings get out installation, wherein it includes for by charge that the smooth switchable glazings, which have, It is delivered to the window connector of at least two electric contacts of electrochromic device, the described method comprises the following steps:

It is electrically coupled at least two electric contact, wherein filling by being electrically coupled at least two contact from the electrochromism Set discharge charge；And

At least two electric contacts described in electrolysis coupling at once when charge generally is discharged from the electrochromic device.

38. according to the method for claim 37, wherein being electrically coupled at least two electric contact includes being attached to top cover The window connector.

39. according to the method for claim 38, wherein the top cover includes thermocouple conjunction contact, the contact is configured to It is matched when the top cover is attached to the window connector with the contact of the window connector.

40. according to the method for claim 37, wherein being electrically coupled at least two electric contact and including and described at least two A electric contact places resistor in series to control the rate from electrochromic device discharge charge.

41. according to the method for claim 37, wherein being electrically coupled at least two electric contact and including and described at least two A electric contact places circuit system in series, wherein the circuit system is configured to indicate that fill when from the electrochromism Set generally discharge charge.

42. according to the method for claim 37, wherein at least two electric contact is transported in the smooth switchable glazings Electrolysis coupling after to installation site.

43. according to the method for claim 37, further comprising:

The tester is connected to by the window by the port on tester after at least two electric contacts described in electrolysis coupling Connector, wherein the tester includes:

Power supply；

Controller is configured to that voltage's distribiuting is applied to the electrochromism dress by the two or more electric contacts It sets；

One or more indicators；

The state of the smooth switchable glazings is indicated by one or more of indicators, wherein the state is based on the electric current Density.

44. according to the method for claim 37, wherein being electrically coupled at least two electric contact and including and described at least two A electric contact places conductor in series to control the rate from electrochromic device discharge charge.

45. according to the method for claim 44, wherein being electrically coupled at least two contact is maintained to cut until described Window is changed to be delivered to until site is installed.

46. a kind of system for the electrochromic network in commissioning building, the system comprises:

Port, be configured to be attached to electrochromic connector,

Circuit system is configured to for voltage's distribiuting being applied to the electrochromic and monitor current response, wherein described The state of electrochromic be based on monitored current-responsive and

Communication module；

Computer program product is configured to select to receive the electrochromism by the user provided by mobile device interface The position of window, the computer program product further comprise computer executable instructions with electrochromic described in commissioning and/ Or the state of the electrochromic is reported to site monitoring system.

47. system according to claim 46, wherein the computer program product be further configured to provide it is multiple User's selection is made in position in the position.

48. system according to claim 47, wherein the computer program product is further configured to based on by mentioning Suggest in the multiple position for movement that the one or more sensors on the device of the mobile device interface detect One as the user select.