Method of and apparatus for measuring amount of solar radiation received directly
US4719344A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2001/4271
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for measuring the amount of direct solar radiation and an apparatus according to the method. The invention provides a light sensor which rotates at a constant speed while scanning the sky including the sun. The differential coefficient of the radiation received is obtained from the output of the light-receiving element, thus substantially eliminating the scattered light component from the output. The preferred embodiment of the light-receiving element is a pyroelectric detector.
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