Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 0112004(2022)

Calibration System of Sunshine Duration Recorder Based on Bi-Xenon Lamp Source Integrating Sphere

Wei Chong1,2, Wenhua Lü1,2、*, Jian Zhang1,3,4, Jing Liang1, Xiaotong Yang1, Shi Liu1,3,4, Guoyu Zhang1,3,4, and Kesan Yang5
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
  • 2Meteorological Observation Center of China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Measurement and Optical Information Transmission Technology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
  • 4Jilin Engineering Research Center of Photoelectronic Measurement & Control Instruments, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China;
  • 5Aerospace Newsky Technology Co. Ltd., Wuxi, Jiangsu 214127, China
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    Figures & Tables(14)
    Typical structure of rotating pyroelectric sunshine duration recorder
    Structural diagram of bi-xenon lamp source integrating sphere calibration system of RPSDR
    General structure diagram of solar simulator
    Design curve of spectral transmittance of coating film
    Diagram of test points of irradiance uniformity on effective irradiation surface
    Irradiance distribution of uniformity test points
    Stability test for effective irradiation surface
    Variation curve of irradiance at threshold point within 1 h
    Threshold calibrating test
    • Table 1. Solar spectral energy distribution data of uncorrected xenon lamp and AM1.5 of class A

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      Table 1. Solar spectral energy distribution data of uncorrected xenon lamp and AM1.5 of class A

      Wave band /nmRatio of spectral irradiance toglobal irradiance in 400--1100 nm /%Ratio of energy between uncorrectedxenon lamp and AM1.5
      Uncorrected xenon lampAM1.5
      400--50017.199618.50.9297
      500--60013.583520.10.6758
      600--70010.913118.30.5963
      700--80010.365114.80.7003
      800--90013.562612.21.1117
      900--110034.376116.12.1352
    • Table 2. Energy distributions of corrected xenon lamp spectrum and AM1.5 class A solar spectrum

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      Table 2. Energy distributions of corrected xenon lamp spectrum and AM1.5 class A solar spectrum

      Wave band /nmRatio of spectral irradiance toglobal irradiance in 400--1100 nmEnergy ratio ofcorrected xenonlamp to AM1.5Matchingcondition
      Corrected xenon lampAM1.5
      400--50019.7218.51.066Yes
      500--60018.6920.10.930Yes
      600--70017.8918.30.978Yes
      700--80016.3114.81.102Yes
      800--90012.3712.21.014Yes
      900--110015.0216.10.933Yes
    • Table 3. Comparison of mean deviation and standard deviation of calibrated threshold and standard threshold before and after calibrationW·m-2

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      Table 3. Comparison of mean deviation and standard deviation of calibrated threshold and standard threshold before and after calibrationW·m-2

      Serial numberBefore calibrationAfter calibration
      StandardthresholdUncalibratedthresholdDeviationStandardthresholdCalibratedthresholdDeviation
      1121.8129.98.1121.3121.60.3
      2121.6130.38.7121.1121.70.6
      3122.1130.38.2121.1121.60.5
      4121.9130.38.4121.3121.90.6
      5121.4130.59.1120.9121.40.5
      6121.5130.18.6121.3121.30.0
      7121.7130.58.8121.6121.5-0.1
      8121.7129.67.9121.4121.50.1
      9121.9130.08.1121.4121.80.4
      10122.0129.97.9121.2121.40.2
      Mean121.8130.18.3121.3121.60.3
      Standard error0.20.30.40.20.20.3
    • Table 4. Test data of threshold comparisonW·m-2

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      Table 4. Test data of threshold comparisonW·m-2

      TimeThreshold measured bystandard RPSDRThreshold measured byuncalibrated RPSDRDeviation
      2020-06-13T19:25:20124.3135.711.4
      2020-06-13T19:25:30122.1131.19.0
      2020-06-13T19:25:40119.7129.69.9
      2020-06-13T19:25:50115.2123.48.2
      Mean120.3129.29.6
      Standard error4.46.51.6
      TimeThreshold measured bystandard RPSDRThreshold measured byuncalibrated RPSDRDeviation
      2020-06-14T06:13:10116.4126.39.9
      2020-06-14T06:13:20119.6130.410.8
      2020-06-14T06:13:30123.9134.110.2
      Mean120.0130.310.3
      Standard error4.44.60.5
      TimeThreshold measured bystandard RPSDRThreshold measured byuncalibrated RPSDRDeviation
      2020-06-14T19:26:30124.8134.39.5
      2020-06-14T19:26:30123.0132.99.9
      2020-06-14T19:26:30121.8130.58.7
      2020-06-14T19:26:30118.4127.69.2
      Mean122.0131.39.3
      Standard error3.13.30.6
      TimeThreshold measured bystandard RPSDRThreshold measured byuncalibrated RPSDRDeviation
      2020-06-15T11:05:50123.5134.110.6
      2020-06-15T11:06:00124.9135.810.9
      2020-06-15T11:06:10120.7129.99.2
      2020-06-15T11:06:20119.0127.38.3
      2020-06-15T11:06:30116.3125.49.1
      Mean120.9130.59.6
      Standard error3.74.51.1
    • Table 5. Comparison of test data of sunshine duration

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      Table 5. Comparison of test data of sunshine duration

      DateSunshine duration measured bystandard pyrheliometer /hSunshine durationmeasured by RPSDR /hAbsoluteerror /hRelativeerror /%
      2020-07-225.505.760.264.7
      2020-07-2311.5011.610.111.0
      2020-07-249.049.080.040.4
      2020-07-252.792.980.196.8
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    Wei Chong, Wenhua Lü, Jian Zhang, Jing Liang, Xiaotong Yang, Shi Liu, Guoyu Zhang, Kesan Yang. Calibration System of Sunshine Duration Recorder Based on Bi-Xenon Lamp Source Integrating Sphere[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(1): 0112004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: May. 10, 2021

    Accepted: Jul. 13, 2021

    Published Online: Dec. 22, 2021

    The Author Email: Lü Wenhua (lwhaoc@cma.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0112004

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