International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vol 12, No 5: October 2022

Energy efficient and privacy protection window system for smart home using polymer-dispersed liquid crystals glass

Adam Reda Hasan Alhawari (Najran University)
Abdulkarem Hussien Almawgani (Najran University)
Hisham Alghamidi (Najran University)
Ayman Taher Hindi (Najran University)
Azzan Alyami (Najran University)
Abdulrahman Alyami (Najran University)
Yahya Aldaweis (Najran University)
Mahdi Algannas (Najran University)
Abdultawab Qahtan (Najran University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Oct 2022

Abstract

Hot climates smart home system is steadily advancing recently. The main concern is energy efficiency particularly in the Arabian Gulf region. Privacy is another prioritized concern culturally. This project presents a solution for both demanded priorities implementing a polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC) glass system. The proposed design was validated via a developed prototype that was measured experimentally. Its experimental results show about 39% improvement in energy saving compared to conventional systems without depriving the indoor-outdoor connections and the privacy of the smart home inhabitants. Furthermore, it also achieves several other additional goals, for instance, decreasing cost as well as wasted energy by automatically off the lighting and air conditioning systems whenever they are not in used. Moreover, it is also capable to significantly reduce the risk of harmful exposure to ultraviolet A/B (UVA/B) of solar radiations, which conventional curtains are not capable to protect.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJECE

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE, ISSN: 2088-8708, a SCOPUS indexed Journal, SNIP: 1.001; SJR: 0.296; CiteScore: 0.99; SJR & CiteScore Q2 on both of the Electrical & Electronics Engineering, and Computer Science) is the official publication of the Institute of ...