The first commercially available, large area, electrically-controllable glazing products based on nematic droplet/polymer film (NCAP) technology are described. The products, which are sold under the tradename VARILITE™, can be switched in milliseconds between a highly translucent state (for privacy and glare control) to a transparent state (for good visibility} with the application of an AC voltage. The optical and environmental properties are reviewed and future applications to automotive glazing are considered. The requirements for laminating large area, complex-curved shapes are discussed and some initial results are presented.


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    Title :

    Electrically-Controlled Light Transmission Glazing for Automotive Applications Based on NCAP Technology


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Government Industry Meeting and Exposition ; 1989



    Publication date :

    1989-05-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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