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Specification
Measurement Capabilities:
Total reflectance (directional hemispheric reflectance, DHR);
Diffuse-only reflectance
Computed Measurements
Specular-only reflectance
Solar absorptance for AMO (extra-terrestrial) & AM1.5 (terrestrial)
With External Computation: Combining the 410-SOLAR & ET-100 data allows for the manual computation of solar reflectance index (SRI) in accordance with ASTM E1980
Measurement Geometry: Integrating sphere with 20°/H geometry (directional illumination at 20° with hemispheric collection)
Illumination Source: Incandescent lamp
Measurement Range: 6 bands in the 330-2500nm range (335-380, 400-540, 480-600, 590-720, 700-1100 & 1700-2500nm)
Measurement Spot Size: 6.4mm diameter
Measurement Time: 10 seconds
Sample Types: Flat or curved surfaces; convex and concave surfaces to have a maximum 150 & 300mm radius, respectively
Calibration: Supplied standards of specular and diffuse reflectance, calibrated traceable to an NMI
Compliance:
ASTM E903 (Solar Absorptance, Reflectance, and Transmittance of Materials Using Integrating Spheres)
C1549 (Determination of Solar Reflectance Near Ambient Temperature Using a Portable Solar Reflectometer)
ASTM E1980 (Standard Practice for Calculating Solar Reflectance Index of Horizontal and Low-Sloped Opaque Surface) – when used with ET-100 measurement head
Power: 2 hours on one battery charge (1 hour recharge time)
Dimensions: 293 x 230 x 83mm
Weight: 2.13kg
Applications
The SOC410-Solar was designed with the following applications in mind:
Validation of solar fields
Maintenance of solar fields / evaluation of soiling of mirrors
LEED – evaluation of thermal properties of green buildings
Cool roof – evaluation of thermal properties of roofs
Inspection of telescope mirrors
Inspection of coatings for space applications
Characterization of thermal properties of materials
Characterization of solar receivers in solar power generation
Characterization of mirrors used to concentrate solar power
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