Elite Smart 可切換窗膜 by Elite Smart Film Inc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 建築構件設計 Competition Category.
鐵建築構件· 2022
Elite Smart 可切換窗膜
Client: Elite Smart Film Inc
A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 建築構件 Category
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About Elite Smart 可切換窗膜
Elite Smart係一款用於窗戶同玻璃間隔嘅可切換薄膜。呢款薄膜係透過將液晶聚合物同導電聚合物注入兩層透明導電層之間製成。喺冇通電嘅情況下,薄膜呈現霧狀；通電（交流電）之後,液晶分子會重新排列,薄膜隨即變得透明。透明同霧化兩種狀態之間嘅切換，只需要用一個簡單嘅電源開關就可以完成。膜入面採用嘅PEDOT導電層具有高透光率同低電阻嘅特性,可以阻隔全部紫外線,並且過濾超過90%嘅紅外線。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鐵獎
Elite Smart 可切換窗膜是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Elite Smart 可切換窗膜將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Elite Smart 可切換窗膜因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Elite Smart Film is made by injecting liquid crystal polymers and conductive polymers between two transparent conductive films. It appears foggy when not energized, but through alternating current effects, the liquid crystal molecules inside will arrange neatly and the film will change from a foggy state into being transparent. Quick conversion between transparency and opacity is achieved simply through a power switch.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width from 120cm to 150cm x Length from 50cm to 100cm
- Tags
- Curtain, Material, Window, Projection, Film
- Production Technology
- The main conductive material used by most smart films that adopt LCD panels on the market is ITO; but due to its low opacity, heat intolerance, low durability to sunlight exposure and special power specifications, not only does it take up space, it also malfunctions very easily. As a result, it could not be applied for exterior wall curtains and outdoor advertisements effectively.
- Design Challenge
- Since the material is strong, flexible and bendable, its applications have increased significantly across different fields; for example: it can be applied on windows facing direct sunlight exposure, outdoor advertisements and construction planning, etc.
- Research
- Under the efforts of our R&D team, the PEDOT conductive layer was successfully created. Its features and performances are better than ITO, and we already obtained the patent for the composition of the conductive layer. The PEDOT material used by Elite Smart Film ensures high transmittance and low resistance effects simultaneously; it can isolate 100% of the UV rays and over 90% of infrared.
- Inspiration
- Elite Smart Film can be applied in an extremely wide range of different environments. First off, it allows users to freely adjust the transparency of windows in general living spaces using its stepless dimming features whether it is the bedroom, dining room or living room; its ability to block 100% of the UV rays is particularly important when it comes to the health of the residents or the maintenance of leather furniture.
- Project Duration
- Market launch in 2016
- Operation Flow
- Smart films can replace power-consuming LCD screens on the glass curtain walls in department stores and be used as large projection advertising walls; it can provide energy-saving and carbon-reduction benefits. For the clean rooms of industrial production lines or medical facilities, the quick transparency-switching feature of smart films can satisfy all external patrols, visits and internal displays.
- Team Members
- Designer: Chieh-Ming Tsai
Designer: Yi-Tong Chang - Image Credits
- Image #1-5: Photographer Yao-Yuan Yeh, Elite Smart Film, 2016.
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