Tintable optical components such as windows are provided with a controller designed or configured to control the tinting in a manner that resists exposure to damaging thermal shock. The controller determines that a trigger condition for thermal shock is occurring or is about to occur and takes steps
Tintable optical components such as windows are provided with a controller designed or configured to control the tinting in a manner that resists exposure to damaging thermal shock. The controller determines that a trigger condition for thermal shock is occurring or is about to occur and takes steps to avoid damaging thermal shock. In some cases, these steps include increasing the transmissivity of the optical component or holding the component in a highly transmissive state. In some cases, the steps involve heating the component.
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1. A method of reducing a likelihood of thermal shock in a window having one or more panes, the window controllably tintable and in communication with a controller configured to send signals to the window to change tint states, the method comprising: determining that a trigger condition likely to in
1. A method of reducing a likelihood of thermal shock in a window having one or more panes, the window controllably tintable and in communication with a controller configured to send signals to the window to change tint states, the method comprising: determining that a trigger condition likely to induce thermal shock in the window in a first tint state is likely to occur at a particular time, wherein the determination is based on a measured temperature of the one or more panes of the window; andin response to the determination, sending a signal from the controller to the window to place the window in a second tint state that reduces the likelihood that the trigger condition induces thermal shock. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining that the trigger condition has passed; andplacing the window in a tint state other than the second tint state. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the trigger condition is one of a rapid change in radiation flux striking the window and a rapid change in ambient temperature on an exterior side of the window. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the trigger condition is one of a plurality of trigger conditions including a rapid change in radiation flux striking the window, a rapid change in ambient temperature on an exterior side of the window, a predefined temperature difference between two corners of the window, a predefined temperature difference between the center and edge of the window, and a pre-determined temperature difference between the environment proximate one face of the window and the environment proximate the other face of the window. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular time is one of at or about sunrise and at or near a predicted change in weather conditions. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predicted change in weather conditions includes a transition between cloudy and sunny conditions. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein placing the window in the second tint state comprises placing the window in a state of transmissivity at at least a predefined level of transmissivity wherein the predefined level of transmissivity is 40%. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising heating at least a portion of the window to further reduce the likelihood that the trigger condition will induce thermal shock. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the window comprises an electrochromic device. 10. A window and environmental control system for reducing a likelihood of thermal shock in a window having one or more panes, the system comprising: a window having a tintable layer; anda controller configured to determine that a trigger condition likely to induce thermal shock in the window is likely to occur at a particular time, wherein the determination is based on a measured temperature of the one or more panes of the window, andplace the window in a tint state that reduces the likelihood that the trigger condition will induce thermal shock. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the window comprises a pane of untempered glass. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the window is produced by first coating the tintable layer on a glass substrate and then cutting the large format glass substrate to the size of the window. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein the tintable layer is an electrochromic layer. 14. The system of claim 10, wherein the trigger condition is one of a rapid change in radiation flux striking the window and a rapid change in the temperature of the environment on an exterior side of the window. 15. The system of claim 10, wherein the trigger condition is one of a plurality of trigger conditions including a rapid change in radiation flux striking the window, rapid change in ambient temperature on an exterior side of the window, predefined temperature difference between two corners of the window, predefined temperature difference between the center and edge of the window, and pre-determined temperature difference between the environment proximate one face of the window and the environment proximate the other face of the window. 16. The system of claim 10, wherein the particular time is one of at or about sunrise and at or near a predicted change in weather conditions. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the predicted change in weather conditions includes a transition between cloudy and sunny conditions. 18. The system of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to place the window in the tint state by placing the window in a state of transmissivity at at least a predefined level of transmissivity wherein the predefined level of transmissivity is 40%. 19. The system of claim 10, further comprising heating at least a portion of the window to further reduce the likelihood that the trigger condition will induce thermal shock.
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