MS-40S Smart Albedometer

  • ISO 9060:2018 Class C (Second class)
  • "Spectrally flat"
  • Quartz diffusor technology
  • ISO 17025 certified calibration
  • 5 year warranty and recommended recalibration
  • Smart interface: (MODBUS 485 RTU, SDI-12, 4-20mA, configurable 0-10mA / 0-1V with external optional 100Ω precision shunt resistor)
  • Diagnostic functions (relative humidity, temperature, tilt angle)
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MS-40S Albedometer consists of two MS-40S pyranometers and a special albedo kit with a glare screen to measure albedo and total reflectance. It is used in solar power plants with bi-facial PV modules and in meteorological applications.

This Smart Albedometer has internal temperature, humidity and a tilt sensors for remote diagnostics. These additional internal sensors will help the user to monitor the stability of the irradiance sensors as well as to ensure its proper installation and maintenance practices.

The new Smart signal transducer which allows selecting from 4 types of output in one unit (MODBUS 485 RTU, SDI-12, 4-20mA, configurable 0-10mA / 0-1V with external optional 100Ω precision shunt resistor).  The new electronics ensure a ...

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  Specifications MS-40S
  ISO 9060:2018 Class C
  ISO 9060:1990 (Second Class)
  Sub-category "Spectrally flat" Compliant
  Sub-category "Fast response" Not compliant
  Output (MODBUS 485 RTU, SDI-12, 4-20mA, configurable 0-10mA / 0-1V with external optional 100Ω precision shunt resistor)
Response time 95% < 18 Sec.
Zero off-set a) 200W/m² +/- 12 W/m²
Zero off-set b) 5K/hr +/- 5 W/m²
Complete zero off-set c) +/- 17 W/m²
  Non-stability change/1 year +/- 1.5 %
Non-linearity at 1000W/m² +/- 1 %
Directional response at 1000W/m² +/- 20 W/m²
Spectral error +/- 0.2 %
Temperature response -10°C to 40°C +/- 3 %
Temperature response -20°C to 50°C +/- 4 %
Tilt response at 1000W/m² +/- 1 %
Sensitivity -
  Impedance -
  Operating temperature range -40 - 80 °C
Irradiance range 0 - 2000 W/m²
Wavelength range 285 - 3000 nm (50% points)
  Ingress protection IP 67
  Cable length 10 m
Power supply 5 - 30 VDC
Power consumption < 0.2 W
Additional signal processing errors < 1 W/m²
  Options

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