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All-out Solar Irradiance Sensor
It is a breakthrough sensing device that measures Global Normal, Direct Normal and Diffuse Horizontal solar Irradiance without sun trackers or other moving parts.
Solar radiation monitoring made simple, accurate, affordable!
- One single CaptPro++ replaces a pyranometer, a pyrheliometer, an albedometer, a spectroradiometer, and a mono-axial tracker controller without the need for a solar tracker
- Small, rugged, portable and ligthweigth
- Extremely easy to install and to maintain
- Polar alignment and tilt-plane independent (only CaptPro version)
- Usable under any weather conditions
- Natively designed to be configured in wireless distributed sensing networks delivering highly accurate solar radiation assessment and no need for routine calibration
Three versions
In its more advanced version, its game-changing design and proprietary algorithm summarizes in a single self-standing device the outputs of a pyranometer, a pyrheliometer, an albedometer, a spectroradiometer and a monoaxial tracker controller while eliminating the need for extra equipment, such as solar trackers.
It also calculates the Optimal Inclination of the tracked PV panel, the Maximum Irradiance Angle based on the current measurements of direct and diffuse irradiance. It also delivers measurements of the Global Horizontal, the Direct Beam Horizontal, the Global Tilted Irradiance, spectral-weighted on the PV panel technology too, the Ground Reflected Irradiance, the Reflected Tilted Irradiance, and all solar radiation components divided in four different spectral bands (IR, Red Green, Blue).
Cut costs, grow profits
By dramatically boosting the fine-grained localization of system failures, inefficiencies and production drops with unmatched, pin-point detail, All-out Solar Radiation Sensor allows to maximize energy production, reduce O&M costs, and to increase profitability for investors, owners, and managers of PV plants.
At a cost sensibly lower than a single monitoring station featuring pyranometers, pyrheliometers and sun trackers, and with dramatically lower maintenance cost, a wireless network of All-out Solar Radiation Sensor nodes provides +300% more accurate information about plant performance, 10x more precise localization of faults, and the detection of production drops of the order of 1%, thus enabling an increase of up to +5% in energy yield.
Applications
- PV plant performance monitoring
and yield forecasting - AgriPV
- Solar energy site prospecting
- Meteo monitoring
All-out Solar Radiation Sensor has been
- calibrated by the World Radiation Centre
- tested by Enel Green Power, SUPSI, DLR
- tested by DLR, SUPSI, Enel Green Power
All-out Solar Radiation Sensor is a sunto patented technology.
Specifications
| Versions | CaptPro | CaptPro+ | CaptPro++ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Normal Irradiance (GNI) |  | | |
| Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) | | | |
| Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance (DHI) | | | |
| Internal Temperature and Humidity | | | |
| GPS coordinates | | | |
| Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) | | | |
| Direct Beam Horizontal Irradiance (BHI) | | | |
| Optimal Panel Inclination (OPI) | | | |
| Maximum Irradiance Angle (MIA) | | | |
| Global Tilted Irradiance (GTI) @ OPI and @ MIA | | | |
| Global Tilted Irradiance (GTI) spectral-weighed on the PV modules technology @ OPI and @ MIA | | | |
| User Global Tilted Irradiance (UGTI)* spectral-weighed on the PV modules technology | | | |
| Ground Reflected Irradiance (GRI) | | ||
| Reflected Tilted Irradiance (RTI) @ OPI and @ MIA | | ||
| User Reflected Tilted Irradiance (URTI)** | | ||
| All solar radiation components divided in four different spectral bands (IR, Red Green, Blue) | | ||
| *UGTI = GTI calculated with angle inserted by the user | |||
| **URTI = RTI calculated with angle inserted by the user |
Dimensions
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Digital Output | RS485 Modbus, Serial Output, USB |
| Response Time | < 1 s |
| Sensitivity | 1 W |
| Accuracy | 3% (value not affected by tracking errors typical of pyrheliometers’ measurements) |
| Dynamic Range | 0-2000 W |
| IR Spectral Range | 780-910 nm |
| RED Spectral Range | 570-640 nm |
| GREEN Spectral Range | 570-640 nm |
| BLUE Spectral Range | 391-495 nm |
| Mounting Zenithal Tilt Tolerance | ± 5 degree |
| Mounting Azimuthal Tilt Tolerance | ± 180 degree |
| Field of View | 2π Rad + π Rad (Ground Reflected Irradiance) |
| Max Data Rate (complete dataset) | 1 Hz |
| Operating Temperature Range | -30°C ÷ 85°C |
| Humidity Range | 0-100% |
| International Protection | 67 |
| Measure Stability | >99% per year |
| Power Supply | 5-14 VDC or 8-30 VDC |
| Max Power Consumption | 0.1 W |
| Weight (without cable) | 150 g |
| 10 m long cable Weight | 400 g |