In summer you have the impression that the sun enters home like a blaze? And maybe you find yourself closing your curtains, turning on the air conditioner and fighting with increasingly higher bills? There is a solution, and it comes from South Korea: it’s called Tapm (Reversible Electrodeposition and Electrochromic Mirror), and it’s a window intelligent which lowers the temperature up to 27 degreeswithout consuming energy. And no, it’s not science fiction.
The project is signed by Kaist (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), where the team led by Professor Hong Chul Moo has developed this super technological window capable of adapt to the climate in real time. But not only: blocks the dazzle and also reduces thelight pollution. In short, a window that thinks about our well -being, but also of the environment.
With tapm the internal temperature lowers up to 27 ° C:
Unlike traditional glasses, the tapm system. Use an innovative electrocromic device which reacts to electrical impulses to regulate the amount of light and heat who enters the house. We are talking about an active technology, which “understands” when reflecting the sun and when instead welcoming it.
During the tests conducted on a miniature home model, the difference was enormous: on a hot day, without tapm, the internal temperature reached 58.7 ° C In just 45 minutes. With active glass in Methods IIIon the other hand, the temperature stopped at 31.5 ° C. A reduction of over 27 degreeswithout light air conditioners. This means not only more comfort, but also Less energy expenditure and less emissions.
In addition to keeping the heat out, this window also knows Eliminate dazzlethat is, those blinding reflections that often come from glass surfaces, especially in urban contexts. Thanks to a combination of electrocromic materials and to a sophisticated deposit process, tapm absorbs reflected light and thus contributes to reducing light pollution.
Professor Hong Chul Moo explains that this intelligent window goes far beyond the solutions currently available on the market, because, but it offers a precise and dynamic control of both light and heatwithout forgetting the visual health of those who live or work nearby.
Three modes for three different needs
The real strength of the tapm glass lies in his versatility. It is designed to work in three different modeseach designed for a specific need:
These transitions take place in real timedepending on the moment of the day, season or user preferences. In practice, the Veta glass adapts itselfas if it were an intelligent solar filter installed directly in the window.
