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The GLASSX crystal method of functioning.
GLASSXcrystal integrates 4 system components in a functional unit:
transparent heat insulation, protection from overheating, energy conversion and thermal storage.
A triple insulating glazing unit provides the system with excellent thermal insulation
of a U-value of U=0,48 W/m2K. A prismatic pane in the outermost air-gap reflects the solar radiation
at high altitudes in summer and transmits it at altitudes below 35° in winter. As a key component acts the slim
heat storage module, equivalent to a storage capacity of about 20 cm concrete. The storage material is a
salt hydrate PCM (Phase Change Material). Solar heat is stored in the PCM by means of a melting process.
During night time and the following days the stored heat is delivered to the interior during recristallisation.
The salt hydrate is contained in a Polycarbonate box. The interior toughened glass pane could optionally be
coated with a screen printing. The whole system appears as a translucent wall.
Summer sun high in the sky (> 40°)
Total reflection of the rays
Shallow winter sun (< 35°)
Loss-free passage of the rays
© Heiko Hellwig
Architekt: Beat Kämpfen, Zürich
Versatile, innovative and completely maintenance free
Maintenance and lifetime
GLASSX®crystal is a translucent wall element without any mechanical components
or electronic devices. Thus the functionality may be guaranteed over a long lifetime
without maintenance.
Storage Heating Cooling
GLASSX®crystal - technical data
Glass 1 (exterior) Tempered safety glass
Gap between panes (GBP 1) Gap between panes with prism
plate and inert gas
Glass 2 Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes (GBP 2) Gap between panes with inert gas
Glass 3 Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes (GBP 3) Gap between panes with
PCM plate
Glass 4 (interior) Tempered safety glass with
ceramic silk-screen printing
Element thickness 79 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+4 mm
Min. fold width ~ 84 mm
Weight max. 95 kg/m²
Max. surface area 4.2 m²
Max. height 280 cm
Max. width 150 cm
Heat transmission coefficient (U-value) up to 0.48 W/m²K
Light transmission for crystalline PCM 0 - 28 %
Light transmission for liquid PCM 4 - 45 %
Total energy transfer ratio (g value):
Vertical direct irradiation 48 %
Diffuse irradiation 29 %
Seasonal (winter months) 34 - 40 %
Seasonal (summer months) 17 - 22 %
Storage capacity 1185 Wh/m²
Storage temperature 26 - 30 ˚C
2.1 GLASSX®crystal GLASSX®crystal - technical data [Link]
Storage Heating Cooling
GLASSX®prism - technical data
Glass 1 (exterior) Tempered safety glass
Gap between panes (GBP 1) Gap between panes with prism
plate and inert gas
Glass 2 Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes (GBP 2) Gap between panes with inert gas
Glass 3 Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Element thickness 48 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+3 mm
Min. fold width ~ 60 mm
Weight max. 54 kg/m²
Max. surface area 4,2 m²
Max. height 280 cm
Max. width 150 cm
Heat transmission coefficient (U-value) up to 0,49 W/m²K
Light transmission for crystalline PCM up to 54 %
Total energy transfer ratio (g value):
Vertical direct irradiation 48 %
Diffuse irradiation 29 %
Seasonal (winter months) 34 - 40 %
Seasonal (summer months) 17 - 22 %
2.3 GLASSX®prism GLASSX®prism - technical data [Link]
Storage Heating Cooling
GLASSX®comfort - technical data
Glass 1 (exterior) Tempered safety glass
Gap between panes (GBP 1) Gap between panes with inert gas
Glass 2 Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes (GBP 2) Gap between panes with inert gas
Glass 3 Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes (GBP 3) Gap between panes with
PCM plate
Glass 4 (interior) Tempered safety glass with
ceramic silk-screen printing
Element thickness ~ 70 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+4 mm
Min. fold width ~ 80 mm
Weight max. 92 kg/m²
Max. surface area 4,2 m²
Max. height 280 cm
Max. width 150 cm
Heat transmission coefficient (U-value) up to 0,49 W/m²K
Light transmission for crystalline PCM 0 - 38 %
Light transmission for liquid PCM 4 - 55 %
Total energy transfer ratio (g value):
Vertical direct irradiation up to 53 %
Storage capacity 1185 Wh/m²
Storage temperature 26 - 30 ˚C
2.2 GLASSX®comfort GLASSX®comfort - technical data [Link]
Storage Heating Cooling
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GLASSX comfort slim - technical data
Glass 1 (exterior) Tempered safety glass
Gap between panes (GBP 1) Gap between panes with inert gas
Glass 2 Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes (GBP 3) Gap between panes with PCM plate
Glass 3 (interior) Tempered safety glass with optional
ceramic silk-screen printing
Element thickness ~ 53,5 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+3 mm
Min. fold width ~ 80 mm
Weight max. 74 kg/m²
Max. surface area 6,0 m²
Max. height 300 cm
Max. width 200 cm
Heat transmission coefficient (U-value) up to 0, 91 W/m²K
Light transmission for crystalline PCM 0 - 38 %
Light transmission for liquid PCM 4 - 55 %
Total energy transfer ratio (g value):
Vertical direct irradiation up to 53 %
Storage capacity 1185 Wh/m²
Storage temperature 26 - 30 ºC
2.2 GLASSX®comfort GLASSX®comfort - technical data [Link]
Storage Heating Cooling
GLASSX®comfort “store” - technical data
Glass 1 Tempered safety glass
Gap between panes (GBP 1) Gap between panes with PCM plate
Glass 2 Tempered safety glass
Element thickness ~ 38 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+2 mm
Min. fold width ~ 44 mm
Weight max. 58 kg/m²
Max. surface area 4,2 m²
Max. height 280 cm
Max. width 150 cm
Light transmission for crystalline PCM 0 - 38 %
Light transmission for liquid PCM 4 - 55 %
Storage capacityt 1185 Wh/m²
Storage temperature 26 - 30 ˚C
2.2 GLASSX®comfort GLASSX®comfort - technical data [Link]
Favorable, sustainable and always disposed for storage
Comfort
Increased surface temperatures up to 26°C or 28°C at the interior surface of the panel
enhance thermal comfort in the [Link] facade functions as a large area heat radiator producing
a steady and comfortable climate.
Design freedom
The various size options of GLASSX®crystal enables a flexible [Link] individual designed
interior surface allows to fit the element in different scenes.
GLASSXcrystal in its liquid state
GLASSXcrystal in its crystal state
GLASSXcrystal in its change phase
Referenz GlassX crystal
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Forschungsprojekt PCM und Prismenglas
PCM aus Paraffinen
Solarhaus III, Ebnat Kappel
Forschungsauftrag BFE: PCM - und Prismenglas
Architekt: Dietrich Schwarz, 2000
Schweizer Solarpreis 2001
Referenz GlassX crystal
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Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter
Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss
Alterswohnen Domat/Ems
Detailpreis 2007
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2004
Referenz GlassX crystal
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Hochtransparentes PCM
Gläser ohne Siebdruck
Marché international support Office, Kemptthal
Nullenergieprojekt, Schweizer Solarpreis 2007
Architekt: Beat Kämpfen, Zürich 2007
Referenz GlassX crystal
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Hochtransparentes PCM
Gläser ohne Siebdruck
Marché international support Office, Kemptthal
Nullenergieprojekt, Schweizer Solarpreis 2007
Architekt: Beat Kämpfen, Zürich 2007
Referenz GlassX crystal
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Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter
Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss
Eulachhof, Oberwinterthur
Nullenergiesiedlung, Schweizer Solarpreis 2007
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2007
Referenz GlassX crystal
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Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter
Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss
Eulachhof, Oberwinterthur
Nullenergiesiedlung, Schweizer Solarpreis 2007
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2007
Referenz GlassX crystal
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Grau eingefärbte PCM - Behälter
Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck “Ätzton”
Minergie-P Wohnüberbauung “Im Bächli”, Teufen
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2007
Referenz GlassX prism
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Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck “Ätzton”
N7 Wohn - und Verwaltungsgebäude, Berlin
Architekt: [Link], Innenarchitekten, 2006
copyright©2007FlorianKleinefenn
copyright©2007FlorianKleinefenn
Referenz GlassX prism
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Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck “Ätzton”
copyright©2007FlorianKleinefenn N7 Wohn - und Verwaltungsgebäude, Berlin
Architekt: [Link], Innenarchitekten, 2006
copyright©2007FlorianKleinefenn
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Referenz GlassX comfort
hochtransparentes PCM
Raumseitiges Glas ohne Siebdruck
“The House That Kevin Built”
Channel 4, ExCel, London
Building Research Establishment , Watford, UK
Architekt: bbm sustainable design
East Sussex, 2008
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Referenz GlassX comfort store
Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter
Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss
Wettbewerb Färbi Areal, Zürich
Nullenergie-Bürogebäude
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2008
Hausbuben, Stuttgart / Zürich
Energiekonzept: Transsolar Stuttgart
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Referenz GlassX comfort store
Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter
Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss
© Heiko Hellwig
Architekt: Beat Kämpfen, Zürich
Efficient, unfailing and noticeable comfortable
Comfort
High sur face temperatures (26 °C to 28 °C) on the inside of the element lead to more
room comfor t. In winter, the inner side of GLASSXcr ystal functions as a solar tiled stove,
giving of f uniform and pleasant radiant heat, which significantly improves the
thermal comfor t and thus the comfor t in the home.
Ef ficiency
GLASSXcr ystal has a high ef ficiency because line and storage losses do not apply.
This system has no threshold losses; energy is input even in the case of dif fuse solar radiation.
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Visit our Web site. Take your time looking at our list of
references and see how not only the functions, but also
the aesthetics, prove our points.
©2005, GlassX AG
Subject to technical modifications
without notice.
GLASSXcr ystal is a registered
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trademark of GlassX AG
Editors: GlassX AG
Design: [Link]
Fotos: Gaston Wicky
Manufacturing partner:
GlassX AG
Technoparkstrasse 1
CH - 8005 Zurich
Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0)44 445 17 40
Telefax +41 (0)44 445 17 49
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