Abstract
Energy-Saving Glass (ESG) is used to prevent infrared (IR) radiation and to maintain thermal comfort. ESG is a made of float glass with metallic-oxide coating to block IR radiation. Unfortunately RF/microwave signals are also attenuated making communication difficult. Multi-layer float glass is another solution that offers thermal comforts. This paper presents parametric studies on transmission of RF/microwave signals through float glass panels. Single, double and tripple glass panels are considered and effect of dielectric constant, thickness and gap between panels is investigated. With appropriate selection of parameters, high-transmission band can be changed to obtain best transmission at specific frequencies, stronger transmission only at lower frequencies (e,g up to 2GHz) or wider passband with larger passband ripple.