A monitoring system was integrated and configured by OTM for on-site solar irradiance and daylight illuminance monitoring. The following Delta Ohm products were used:
A measurement system was integrated by OTM for on-site glass optical & thermal performance monitoring. The system uses off-shelf sensors and wireless data loggers and can be easily deployed for 24×7 glass performance monitoring projects.
Measurement principle
The system consists of two indoor measurement systems (reference room vs. test room) and one outdoor measurement system. Shown below are the system schematics.
Instruments in an indoor measurement system (in total two sets, one for the reference room and one for the test room)
Instruments in the outdoor measurement system (one set only)
The following quantities are measured:
Indoor side (4 quantities): daylight illuminance [lux], solar irradiance [W/m2], air temperature [°C] and glass surface temperature [°C]
Outdoor side (3 quantities): daylight illuminance [lux], solar irradiance [W/m2], air temperature [°C]
However, it is not possible to quantitatively evaluate glass optical & thermal properties rated under standard conditions (e.g. visible light transmittance, U-value, and shading coefficient) from the monitoring results. If such quantities are required, please consider our laboratory glass testing service.
Instruments
The following instruments from Delta Ohm were used in the monitoring system:
Necessary mounting accessories were included. The instruments can be conveniently installed on-site in less than 1 hour. Shown below is a photo of the outdoor side instruments in the demo installation.
Outdoor side instruments in the demo installation
Results
Shown below is a screen capture of some monitoring results (in the wireless data logger control software).
An in-house software can be used to automate the data processing part, as shown below.
