The new Sunshine Pyranometer is a meteorological class instrument, with built-in heater, designed for long-term outdoor exposure. It is an affordable alternative to shade-ring pyranometers, pyrheliometers and traditional sunshine recorders. The SPN1 is exceptionally easy to use; it needs no routine adjustment or polar alignment and works at any latitude. The SPN1 is protected by patents EP 1012633 and US 6417500. An internal heater keeps the dome clear of dew, ice and snow down to -20°C (in still air conditions), ensuring reliable readings in difficult climatic conditions.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Overall accuracy: Global (Total) and Diffuse radiation |
5% Daily integrals 5% 10 W.m-2 Hourly averages 8% 10 W.m-2 Individual readings Accuracy figures give 95% confidence limits, i.e. 95% of individual readings will be within stated limits under normal climatic conditions. |
Recalibration / stability |
Factory recalibration is recommended every 2 years. |
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Resolution |
0.6 W.m-2 = 0.6mV |
Response time |
< 200ms |
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Range |
0 to >2000 W.m-2 |
Spectral response |
400-2700nm |
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Analogue output sensitivity |
1mV = 1 W.m-2 |
Spectral sensitivity variation |
10% typical |
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Analogue output range |
0-2500mV |
Non-linearity |
<1% |
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Sunshine status threshold |
120 W.m-2 in the direct beam |
Tilt response |
Negligible errors |
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Accuracy: Sunshine status |
10% sun hours with respect to the threshold |
Zero offsets |
<3 W.m-2 for a change of 5°C/hr in ambient temperature <3 W.m-2 dark reading |
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Accuracy: Cosine Correction |
2% of incoming radiation over 0-90° Zenith angle |
Latitude capability |
-90° to +90° |
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Accuracy: Azimuth angle |
5% over 360° rotation |
Environmental |
IP67 sealing |
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Temp coefficient |
0.02% per degC typical (-20 to +70°C) |
Sunshine status output |
No sun = open circuit |
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Temperature range |
-40 to +70degC |
Power requirement |
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Watch Demonstration :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E68ExUE3-rM