Worldly Window “Now you see it, now you don’t”
User Needs ● Beautifying a room ● Living with immobility ● Inspired by S.A.D. ● Regulating sleep https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder http://images.amcnetworks.com/blog.sundancenow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/laststationbig.jpg
Features ● Displays landscapes or apps (weather, calendar, stocks) ● Controlled by Bluetooth ● Solar power ● Attaches to window
Technology ● Outer layer: transparent luminescent solar concentrator ● Inner layer: screen uses OLEDs to display the image ● Controlled by Bluetooth https://www.google.com/search? q=oled&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAoQ_AUoBGoVChMI8o G69dGzyAIVgj4-Ch0i6Avl&biw=1242&bih=606#imgrc=kwBlsiQFyAsbvM%3A
Market Smart window industry: $1.5Bn [1] ● 1% of $0.5Bn OLED industry [2] ● ● Both will grow in next 5-10 years [1] Markets and Markets. http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/smart-glass.asp (for market data on smart windows; accessed October 8, 2015) [2] Azom. http://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6354 (for market data on OLED; accessed October 8, 2015
Future Steps ● Research energy consumption and practicality of TLSC ● Develop methods for attachment to different sized windows
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