INDIVIDUAL MIRROR CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

A control system for a plurality of electrochromic elements, for example, used in automobiles, to control the glare of the inside electrochromic (IEC) elements used as a rear view mirror (20) as well as the outside electrochromic (OEC) elements (24, 26) used as side view mirrors (24, 26). The IEC element and each of the OEC elements is provided with an individual drive circuit (21, 22). The drive circuits for the OEC's elements may be customized to account for various factors such as the type of curvature as well as the size and shape. Since individual drive circuitry is provided for the IEC elements and each of the OEC elements, the reflectance of each of the electrochromic elements (20, 24, 26) can be relatively accurately controlled by way of glare signal from inside the automobile.