Motorized dynamic shade with electrostatic holding, and associated methods

The invention relates to a motor-driven dynamic shade (202a, 202b) provided in an insulating glass (IG) unit, and associated methods. A spacer system (106) helps maintain first and second substrates (102, 104) in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another and defines a gap (108) therebetween. A shade (506) and a motor (502) are provided in the gap (108). The motor (502), provided close to a first peripheral edge of the IG unit, is dynamically controllable to cause the shade (506) to extend towards a second peripheral edge of the IG unit opposite the first peripheral edge and to cause the shade to retract from the second peripheral edge towards the first peripheral edge. The shade may be electrostatically couplable to one of the first and second substrates (102, 104) when the shade is extended via complementary electrostatic connection areas provided to the shade and the one of the first and second substrates.