SBIR Phase I: Additives for Stable, Low-Cost, and High-Performance Organic Electrochromic Windows

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是，通过提供动态玻璃，以低于竞争对手一半的价格降低初始建筑资本成本和每月能源账单。客户将体验到三年或更短的预计投资回收期。一旦安装了窗户，它们将提高工人的工作效率，因为窗户可以在几秒钟内对眩光做出反应。这项工作的商业影响是巨大的，因为在美国，使用标准的双层玻璃窗户每年浪费的能源高达580亿美元。该公司预计其窗户将有助于以低廉的价格减少能源浪费，这样该公司就可以在20亿美元的美国建筑玻璃市场中占据很大一部分。这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段的项目涉及提高可以立即着色的电致变色窗口的稳定性。快速的转换速度和低成本是由于一组与塑料相似的截然不同的材料。虽然这些材料可以以比竞争技术更低的成本沉积在窗户上，但这些材料存在稳定性问题。该公司正在开发可用于提高稳定性的抗氧化添加剂。我们的研究目标是生产具有20年加速寿命的设备，并生产一个10英寸乘10英寸的原型，可用于在建筑设计公司和建筑业主之间创建设计吸引力。这将允许公司获得第三方验证，争取渠道合作伙伴，并开始扩大规模。

The broader impacts/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to reduce initial building capital costs and monthly energy bills by providing dynamic glass at a price that is less than half that of the competition. Customers will experience a projected payback period of three years or less. Once the windows are installed, they will improve worker productivity because the windows can switch on the order of a few seconds in response to glare. The commercial impact of this work is significant because the amount of energy wasted by using standard, double pane windows costs $58 billion per year in the US. The company expects its windows will help reduce the energy waste at a low price such that the company can capture a significant portion of the $2 billion US construction glass market.This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project involves improving the stability of electrochromic windows that can tint instantly. The fast switching speeds and low cost are due to a dramatically different set of materials that are similar to plastics. Although these materials can be deposited onto windows at a cost that is lower than competing technologies, these materials have suffered from stability issues. The company is developing anti-oxidant additives that can be used to improve the stability. Our research objectives are to produce devices with an accelerated lifetime of 20 years and to produce a 10 inch by 10 inch prototype that can used to create design pull amongst building design firms and building owners. This will allow the company to obtain third party validation, enlist channel partners, and begin scale-up.