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

SBIR 第一阶段：用于稳定、低成本和高性能有机电致变色窗的添加剂

• 批准号: 1416584
• 负责人: Isaac Sachs-Quintana
• 金额: $ 14.92万
• 依托单位: nexTint
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-01 至 2015-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1416584&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Additives; Stable; Low

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.

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是通过以低于竞争对手一半的价格提供动态玻璃来降低初始建筑资本成本和每月能源账单。客户将经历三年或更短的投资回收期。一旦安装了窗户，他们将提高工人的生产力，因为窗户可以在几秒钟内响应眩光。这项工作的商业影响是巨大的，因为在美国，使用标准的双窗格窗户浪费的能源每年花费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，从而使该公司能够在价值20亿美元的美国建筑玻璃市场中占据相当大的份额。这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目涉及提高电致变色窗户的稳定性，可以立即着色。快速的开关速度和低成本是由于一组与塑料相似的材料。尽管这些材料可以以低于竞争技术的成本沉积到窗户上，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剂添加剂。我们的研究目标是生产具有20年加速寿命的设备，并生产10英寸× 10英寸的原型，可用于在建筑设计公司和建筑业主之间创造设计吸引力。这将使公司能够获得第三方验证，争取渠道合作伙伴，并开始扩大规模。