Connectors for smart windows
View Patent ↗This disclosure provides connectors for smart windows. A smart window may incorporate an optically switchable pane. In one aspect, a window unit includes an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane. A wire assembly may be attached to the edge of the insulated glass unit and may include wires in electrical communication with electrodes of the optically switchable pane. A floating connector may be attached to a distal end of the wire assembly. The floating connector may include a flange and a nose, with two holes in the flange for affixing the floating connector to a first frame. The nose may include a terminal face that present two exposed contacts of opposite polarity.
1. A wire assembly for an electrochromic window, the wire assembly comprising:
a. a first connector configured to reside in the secondary seal of an insulated glass unit when installed;
b. a second connector configured to mate with the first connector;
c. at least two wires between the first and second connectors;
d. a third connector at the distal end of the at least two wires; and
e. a memory or an integrated circuit,
wherein the memory or the integrated circuit is in one of the first, second or third connectors.
2. The wire assembly of claim 1 , wherein the memory or the integrated circuit is in the third connector.
3. The wire assembly of claim 1 , wherein the memory or the integrated circuit contains a voltage and current algorithm for transitioning optical state of the electrochromic window.
4. The wire assembly of claim 1 , wherein the memory or the integrated circuit contains information that identifies a shape or a size of the electrochromic window.
5. The wire assembly of claim 1 , wherein the memory or the integrated circuit contains information specifying a maximum and a minimum electric signal that may be applied to the electrochromic window.
6. The wire assembly of claim 1 , wherein the memory or the integrated circuit contains cycling data for the electrochromic window.