Embedded microstructures for daylighting and seasonal thermal control

André Kostro; Mario Geiger; Nicolas Jolissaint; Marina A. Gonzalez Lazo; Jean-Louis Scartezzini; Yves Leterrier; Andreas M. Schüler

doi:10.1117/12.930476

11 October 2012 Embedded microstructures for daylighting and seasonal thermal control

André Kostro, Mario Geiger, Nicolas Jolissaint, Marina A. Gonzalez Lazo, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Yves Leterrier, Andreas M. Schüler

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Proceedings Volume 8485, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration IX; 84850L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930476
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A novel concept for an advanced fenestration system was studied and samples were produced to demonstrate the feasibility. The resulting novel glazing will combine the functions of daylighting, glare protection, and seasonal thermal control. Coated microstructures provide redirection of the incident solar radiation, thus simultaneously reducing glare and projecting daylight deep into the room in the same manner as an anidolic mirror-based system. The solar gains are reduced for chosen angles corresponding to aestival elevations of the sun, thereby minimizing heating loads in winter and cooling loads in summer. A ray-tracing program developed especially for the study of laminar structures was used for the optimization of structures with the above mentioned goals. The chosen solution is based on reflective surfaces embedded in a polymer film that can be combined with a standard doubled glazed window. The fabrication of such structures required several steps. The fabrication of a metallic mould with a relative high aspect ratio and mirror polished surfaces is followed by the production of an intermediate Polydimethylsiloxane moulds that was subsequently used to replicate the structure with a UV curable polymer. Selected facets of these samples were then coated with a thin film of highly reflective material in a physical vapour deposition process. Finally, the structures were filled with the same polymer to integrated the mirrors.

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André Kostro, Mario Geiger, Nicolas Jolissaint, Marina A. Gonzalez Lazo, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Yves Leterrier, and Andreas M. Schüler "Embedded microstructures for daylighting and seasonal thermal control", Proc. SPIE 8485, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration IX, 84850L (11 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930476

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