Expert in Optical & Thermal Measurement Solutions
Shown below is a Delta Ohm LPPYRA03S class C pyranometer (according to ISO 9060), with MODBUS-RTU output. The pyranometer is used for PV performance monitoring.
Delta Ohm just released a new pyranometer product LPPYRA-Lite with the following features:
The weight of the pyranometer is only 150 g. It is suitable for small PV power plant monitoring or general solar radiation measurements. Please click the pyranometer photo below for the datasheet.
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:
The system is a fully automated system. The results are automatically logged and uploaded to the cloud, without site visits and manual operations.
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.
The system consists of two indoor measurement systems (reference room vs. test room) and one outdoor measurement system. Shown below are the system schematics.
The following quantities are measured:
The system is for glass optical & thermal performance monitoring only. The results are qualitatively correlated to glass visible light transmittance and solar energy transmittance.
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.
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.
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.
Shown below are some sample results:
