US 12,130,529 B2
Power management for electrochromic window networks
Jose Fernando Vigano, Milpitas, CA (US); Stephen Clark Brown, San Mateo, CA (US); and Dhairya Shrivastava, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed by View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/239,066.
Application 18/239,066 is a continuation of application No. 17/988,605, filed on Nov. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,829,046.
Application 17/988,605 is a continuation of application No. 17/168,721, filed on Feb. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,543,723, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Application 17/168,721 is a continuation of application No. 16/380,929, filed on Apr. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,955,718, issued on Mar. 23, 2021.
Application 16/380,929 is a continuation of application No. 16/297,461, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,908,471, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 16/297,461 is a continuation of application No. 15/910,931, filed on Mar. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,942,413, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 15/910,931 is a continuation of application No. 15/739,562, granted, now 11,003,041, issued on May 11, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2016/041176, filed on Jul. 6, 2016.
Application 16/297,461 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/320,725, granted, now 10,481,459, issued on Nov. 19, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/038667, filed on Jun. 30, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/191,975, filed on Jul. 13, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/190,012, filed on Jul. 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/019,325, filed on Jun. 30, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0400743 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02F 1/163 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); G02F 1/155 (2006.01); G09G 3/19 (2006.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01)
CPC G02F 1/163 (2013.01) [E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G02F 1/155 (2013.01); G09G 3/19 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network comprising:
(a) two or more window assemblies, each including at least one electrochromic pane, and a window controller for driving optical transitions on the electrochromic pane;
(b) a network controller and/or master controller communicatively coupled with the window controller of each of the two or more window assemblies; and
(c) a power supply electrically connected with the window assemblies, wherein the network controller and/or master controller is configured to cause one or more of the two or more window assemblies to undergo optical transitions using:
a first set of transition parameters when the two or more window assemblies collectively demand a first amount of power, and,
a second set of transition parameters when the two or more window assemblies collectively demand a second amount of power to undergo optical transitions using the first set of transition parameters, the second amount of power being greater than the first amount of power, using a second set of transition parameters.