A New and Inexpensive Pyranometer for the Visible Spectral Range

This paper presents the design, construction and testing of a new photodiode-based pyranometer for the visible spectral range (approx. 400 to 750 nm), whose principal characteristics are: accuracy, ease of connection, immunity to noise, remote programming and operation, interior temperature regulati...

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Autores: Martínez Bohórquez, Miguel Ángel, Andújar Márquez, José Manuel, Enrique Gómez, Juan Manuel
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/14239
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/14239
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:calibration
data acquisition
photodiode
pyranometer
solar irradiance
thermopile
visible spectral range
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Resumo:This paper presents the design, construction and testing of a new photodiode-based pyranometer for the visible spectral range (approx. 400 to 750 nm), whose principal characteristics are: accuracy, ease of connection, immunity to noise, remote programming and operation, interior temperature regulation, cosine error minimisation and all this at a very low cost, tens of times lower than that of commercial thermopile-based devices. This new photodiode-based pyranometer overcomes traditional problems in this type of device and offers similar characteristics to those of thermopile-based pyranometers and, therefore, can be used in any installation where reliable measurement of solar irradiance is necessary, especially in those where cost is a deciding factor in the choice of a meter. This new pyranometer has been registered in the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office under the number P200703162.