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RaySphere Solar Analysis System

  • Manufactured by: Ocean Insight

Quick Overview

Meet the new optical measurement system for absolute irradiance measurements of solar simulators and other radiant sources. The new RaySphere from Ocean Optics measures absolute irradiance over spectral ranges from the UV to the NIR (350 to 1700 nm).

 

This portable system is ideal for solar simulator manufacturers and r..

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Description

Meet the new optical measurement system for absolute irradiance measurements of solar simulators and other radiant sources. The new RaySphere from Ocean Optics measures absolute irradiance over spectral ranges from the UV to the NIR (350 to 1700 nm).

 

This portable system is ideal for solar simulator manufacturers and research and development labs as a tool to validate the output of installed solar flashlamps. The flash of a solar simulator is used within the photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing process for the binning of cells according to spectral response and for final PV module efficiency measurements.

 

The RaySphere system delivers the accuracy and resolution needed to measure and analyze the performance and stability of the flasher with ultralow jitter triggering electronics for timing the measurement to the flashes. Calibration has been validated by an accredited certification lab to ensure accurate detection, enabling evaluation and qualification of the spectral distribution of solar flashers and simulators according to the IEC60904-9 (2007) standard.

 

The system includes two thermoelectrically cooled detectors that perform repeatable and accurate spectral analysis of solar flashers from 350 to 1700 nm, and a second version contains a single cooled detector for measurement to 1100 nm.

 

RaySphere includes high-speed electronics and an intuitive powerful software interface. Brief measurement times enable detection of a complete spectrum during a flash or even during a portion of the flash. The measurement can be triggered by a fast response photodiode that reacts on the increasing intensity of the flashlight with sub-microsecond response times.

 

Triger mode

 

 

Features

  • Intuitive graphical interface
  • Graphical and table display of classification results by wavelength bin
  • Output of actual spectra in mW/cm^2/nm
  • Output of actual measurement and triggering timing with +/- 41 µs resolution
  • Printable classification report

 

Under the Hood

  RaySphere RaySphere 1700
Spectral range: 350-1100 nm 300-1700 nm
Spectral resolution:

1.9 nm (FWHM) for 300 - 1100 nm
12.5 nm (FWHM) for 1100-1700 nm
Optical input:

50 mm integrating sphere
Detector types: TEC stabilized Hamamatsu CCD sensor TEC stabilized Hamamatsu InGaAs sensor
Dynamic range:

25000:1 (Back-thinned Si)
15000:1 (InGaAs)
Corrected linearity:

>99.8%
Minimum integration time:

8 ms
Calibration:

Calibrated for irradiance measurements using national traceable standards (NIST, PTB, CNIM)
Calibration Accuracy:

Validated by accredited certification institute, typical values better than 2% accuracy in 400-1100 nm range
Triggering options:

Built-in photo trigger, external trigger, manual trigger
Operating environment:

Ambient Temperatures 10-35 ºC
Software:

Custom Analysis Software for Windows XP, Vista and 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Communications:

USB 2.0 high-speed

 

Photo-Trigger Specifications

Jitter (Realtime): <100 ns
Jitter (Software displayed): 164 µs
Minimum measurement time: ~9 ms
Programmable trigger delay: 1040 µs - 168 ms
Trigger delay increment: 2.56 µs
Time resolution of display: +/- 41 µs

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Manufacturer Informations

    Ocean Optics, a leader in miniature spectroscopy and multispectral sensing, is now Ocean Insight.

    Ocean Insight is part of Halma plc, a global group of life-saving technology companies.


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