Oppgavenr: BM1
Task 1 - Experimental Laboratory Investigations:
Smart Window Development, Characterization and Testing in Laboratory
Kort beskrivelse av oppgaven:
There are several challenging work activities to be carried out in the field of smart windows. Properties, requirements and possibilities for materials able to dynamically regulate the solar energy throughput in smart windows for application in zero emission buildings will be investigated. There will be a focus on inventing, developing, characterizing and testing such novel and advanced materials. These materials may include electrochromic materials and other controllable materials. The smart windows will reduce and minimize both heating and cooling loads in zero emission buildings. The smart window materials will be studied both at a material and a component level. Both development of new electrochromic materials and windows, and testing of commercial electrochromic windows, are possible experimental laboratory investigations. This work may also be linked to an on-going European Union Horizon project.
Task 2 - Literature Study and Energy Calculations:
Comparison of the Energy Saving Potential of Adaptive and Controllable Smart windows: Photochromic, Thermochromic and Electrochromic Technologies
Kort beskrivelse av oppgaven:
The solar radiation through windows and other transparent or translucent building components and envelopes may be adapted or controlled by smart windows. It is of huge interest to study the energy saving potential of both adaptive (e.g. photochromic and thermochromic) and controllable (e.g. electrochromic) smart window technologies with respect to both heating and cooling loads. The work tasks will involve both literature study and energy calculations, applying both real commercial and idealistic smart windows (i.e. key parameter study) as case studies. This work will be a follow-up of an earlier and successful MSc study on this topic. In addition, depending on the students' interests, these aspects may also be investigated alongside life cycle assessment (LCA) and/or life cycle cost (LCC) studies. This work may also be linked to an on-going European Union Horizon project.
Kontaktperson ved IBM:
Bjørn Petter Jelle (NTNU), bjorn.petter.jelle@ntnu.no
Mohamed Hamdy (NTNU), mohamed.hamdy@ntnu.no
Gabriele Lobaccaro (NTNU), gabriele.lobaccaro@ntnu.no
Rolf André Bohne (NTNU), rolf.bohne@ntnu.no