Described is a window (1) for civil and industrial buildings, comprising a load-bearing frame (2) for a pair of sheets (3, 4) made of optically transparent material: a first sheet (3) and a second sheet (4) which have a relative face facing, respectively, towards the outside and towards the inside of a building (9) on which the window (1) is mounted. There are also means (11, 12, 13) for converting the energy of incident sunlight into electricity, by means of the photovoltaic effect interposed between the above-mentioned sheets (3, 4).

A solar panel shade system includes a shade tube, a solar panel shade coupled to the shade tube comprising a solar panel film material, a motor coupled to the shade tube to cause the shade tube to rotate to retract or deploy the solar panel shade, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a processor configured to control operation of the motor and a memory storing instructions for the operation of the motor.

Embodiments generally relate to a screening element, screen assembly, and associated fixing systems, components and methods. Such embodiments can be used for exterior protection of windows and/or building facades, particularly in commercial buildings and the like. Some embodiments relate to a lightweight screening element, awning or louvre blade that can be readily fixed and applied to the exterior of buildings or built structures so as to provide a screen. Some embodiments relate to a screening element, comprising: an elongate panel defining a first portion and a second portion angled relative to the first portion; and at least one solar panel connected to the first portion of the elongate panel.

An autonomous light management system for a window includes an electrochromic film stack comprising an electrochromic layer on a first transparent electrode, an ion storage layer on a second transparent electrode, and an electrolyte sandwiched between the ion storage and electrochromic layers. The electrochromic film stack exhibits a transmissive state or an absorptive state depending on charging or discharging of the electrochromic layer. The light management system further comprises an array of power units disposed on a front surface of the electrochromic film stack, where each power unit comprises at least one solar microcell. Collectively, the solar microcells cover an area no greater than about 6% of a total area of the front surface. The array of power units is configured to control the charging and discharging of the electrochromic layer, thereby manipulating light transmission through the electrochromic film stack.

A motorized window treatment system may include a roller tube, a flexible material, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets may include a stationary portion configured to be attached to a structure surrounding a window. The mounting brackets may include a movable portion configured to receive an end portion of a housing of a motor drive unit. The movable portion may be configured to operate the motorized window treatment between the operating position and the extended position in a circular-shaped path. A portion of the motor drive unit may be accessible when the motorized window treatment is in the extended position. The mounting brackets may include a stopping mechanism that is configured to prevent the motorized window treatment from extending beyond the extended position.

Photoelectric window blinds, which consist of a plurality of elongated lamellas, which are arranged in parallel and connected between each other by at least two stripes, equipped with a drive for their assembling, disassembling and changing an inclination angle, on which solar panels are mounted, the panels being connected between each other and equipped with a means for transmission of an obtained electric energy to external networks or to a means for storage. According to the invention, each solar panel is formed by at least two sections of solar elements, which are arranged on a base made of an electrically insulating material and covered by a temperature and moisture stable layer, coupled to each other and by a means for electrical connection embedded therein, and it is configured to receive at least one additional section. An edge section of each solar panel is equipped with a means for transformation of an output power, the means being a DC/DC transformer or a Schotky diode embedded into the base made of the electrically insulating material from a side of the panel faced towards the lamella, and coupled to a shared bus that is connected to a DC-to-AC current transformer. Therewith, a cross-section profile of the lamellas has a C-shape with curved edges, which form guides for mounting the solar panels in a longitudinal direction, wherein a distance between edges of the sections of the solar elements of the solar panel and edges of the electrically insulating base equals to a width of the edges of the lamella guides.

The present disclosure provides a device for generating electricity. The device comprises a panel having an area that is transparent for at least a portion of visible light and having a light receiving surface. The panel comprises at least one series of solar cells, each solar cell having opposite major surfaces having opposite electrical polarities, each solar cell overlapping another one of the solar cells and being electrically connected in series. The at least one series of solar cells is positioned along and in the proximity of an edge of the panel, along the area that is transparent for at least a portion of visible light and substantially parallel the light receiving surface of the panel.

A solar adjustment apparatus includes a control circuit, two optical encoders, two driving modules, and a power circuit. The control circuit is arranged in an upper rail, and the upper rail is fixed on the upper side of a door or window of a building or vehicle. The two driving modules pivot two spools at the same speed. One of the driving modules controls a height of a middle rail in vertical direction of the door or window through one of optical encoders and one of spools. The other driving module controls a height of a lower rail in vertical direction of the door or window through the other optical encoder and the other spool.

In one aspect, window inserts are described herein, which can modulate transmission of electromagnetic radiation through a window and can be self-powered. In some embodiments, a window insert comprises a photovoltaic device, the photovoltaic device including a photosensitive layer having peak absorption between 250 nm and 450 nm and an average transmittance of at least 50 percent in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The smart window for the smart home and smart grid can harvest energy and supply power to the home, grid and window itself. The smart window for the smart home and smart grid has all the Electrochromic panel, Solar panel and Multimedia panel been the same full window wide view and aligned with each other in IGU. To be a home automation system, the smart window has local/remote access/control capabilities. There are several types of smart windows working as master device or slave device. The operation of smart window automation system has three modes, normal/open mode, shut/tint mode and smart phone mode. The tube of air circulation system is hidden inside the frame surrounding IGU. Most of the electronic components are integrated to be FPSOC Field Programmable System On Chip that all the electronic component is hidden in the frame surrounding IGU, too. Therefore, the smart window doesn't have any blockage of window view with the Solar panel, Electrochromic panel, Multimedia panel and air circulation system. The smart window has the clean outlook as the conventional dual panel IGU does. The master device of the smart window system is similar to the huge screen working as a smart phone. In normal/open mode, the smart window is similar to the conventional dual panel window having the full-panel clean and clear view. For the different architectures of the smart homes, the smart window must have versatile alignments and system control that the smart window has to be implemented with the Field Programmable System On Chips of Anlinx, Milinx and Zilinx made of the W5RS advanced FPSOC chip technologies.