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Design And Validation Of An Led-Based Solar Simulator For Solar Cell And Thermal Testing, Matthew Gunther
Design And Validation Of An Led-Based Solar Simulator For Solar Cell And Thermal Testing, Matthew Gunther
Master's Theses
An LED-based solar simulator has been designed, constructed, and qualified under ASTM standards for use in the Cal Poly Space Environments Laboratory. The availability of this simulator will enhance the capability of undergraduate students to evaluate solar cell and thermal coating performance, and offers further research opportunities. The requirements of ASTM E927-19 for solar simulators intended for photovoltaic cell testing were used primarily, supplemented by information from ASTM E491-73 for solar simulators intended for spacecraft thermal vacuum testing. Three main criteria were identified as design goals - spectral match ratio, spatial non-uniformity, and temporal instability. An electrical design for an …