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Is there a Pyranometer available that has the same spectral characteristics as a PV panel?

April 26, 2017characteristics panel PV pyranometer spectral

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Is there a Pyranometer available that has the same spectral characteristics as a PV panel?

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Yes, we do have a Pyranometer with the same spectral characteristics as a PV panel. This is the SP Lite(2) Pyranometer. Our SP-Lite is based on a silicon diode which has a response from 400 – 1100 nm. The advantage is the response time, which is as fast as any PV panel ( milli seconds). The disadvantage is that not all PV panels have the same spectral range. A thermopile pyranometer covers the full spectral range of the sun and will give a more accurate measurement of the total (global) solar radiation.