Radiation measuring systems and methods thereof
First Claim
1. A radiation measuring device, comprising:
- a housing having a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the housing defines a first recess and a second recess, the first recess is positioned adjacent to the second recess and defines a first sensor zone of the housing and the second recess defines a second sensor zone of the housing;
a spectrometer positioned in the first sensor zone within the first recess, the spectrometer configured to measure visible shortwave radiation and near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone;
a pyranometer positioned in the first sensor zone within the first recess, the pyranometer configured to measure shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone;
a pyrgeometer positioned in the second sensor zone within the second recess, the pyrgeometer configured to measure longwave radiation received at the second sensor zone;
a first diffuser positioned in the first sensor zone and covering the first recess, the spectrometer, and the pyranometer, the first diffuser configured to scatter the visible shortwave radiation and the near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone;
a second diffuser positioned in the second sensor zone and covering the second recess and the pyrgeometer, the second diffuser is different from the first diffuser; and
a control unit electrically coupled to the spectrometer, the pyranometer, and the pyrgeometer, the control unit configured to receive measurements from the spectrometer, the pyranometer, and the pyrgeometer.
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Abstract
A radiation measuring device for measuring electromagnetic radiation originating from an external source. The radiation measuring device includes, a spectrometer, a pyranometer, a pyrgeometer, a diffuser, and a control unit. The spectrometer and a pyranometer are positioned in a sensor zone of a housing of the radiation measuring device. The spectrometer measures visible shortwave radiation and near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the sensor zone. The pyranometer measures shortwave radiation received at the sensor zone. The pyrgeometer is positioned in another sensor zone of the housing and measures longwave radiation received at the other sensor zone. The control unit receives radiation measurements from the spectrometer, pyranometer, and pyrgeometer. A corrected amount of radiation received at the sensor zones of the radiation measuring device is determined from the received radiation measurements. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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26 Claims
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1. A radiation measuring device, comprising:
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a housing having a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the housing defines a first recess and a second recess, the first recess is positioned adjacent to the second recess and defines a first sensor zone of the housing and the second recess defines a second sensor zone of the housing; a spectrometer positioned in the first sensor zone within the first recess, the spectrometer configured to measure visible shortwave radiation and near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone; a pyranometer positioned in the first sensor zone within the first recess, the pyranometer configured to measure shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone; a pyrgeometer positioned in the second sensor zone within the second recess, the pyrgeometer configured to measure longwave radiation received at the second sensor zone; a first diffuser positioned in the first sensor zone and covering the first recess, the spectrometer, and the pyranometer, the first diffuser configured to scatter the visible shortwave radiation and the near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone; a second diffuser positioned in the second sensor zone and covering the second recess and the pyrgeometer, the second diffuser is different from the first diffuser; and a control unit electrically coupled to the spectrometer, the pyranometer, and the pyrgeometer, the control unit configured to receive measurements from the spectrometer, the pyranometer, and the pyrgeometer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A radiation measuring device, comprising:
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a housing comprising; a top side defining a first recess and a second recess positioned in a first orientation relative to the housing, the first recess is positioned adjacent to the second recess and defines a first sensor zone of the housing and the second recess defines a second sensor zone of the housing, and a bottom side defining a third recess and a fourth recess positioned in a second orientation relative to the housing, the third recess is positioned adjacent to the fourth recess and defines a third sensor zone of the housing and the fourth recess defines a fourth sensor zone of the housing; a first spectrometer positioned in the first sensor zone within the first recess, the first spectrometer configured to measure visible shortwave radiation and near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone; a first pyranometer positioned in the first sensor zone within the first recess, the first pyranometer configured to measure shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone; a first pyrgeometer positioned in the second sensor zone within the second recess, the first pyrgeometer configured to measure longwave radiation received at the second sensor zone; a first diffuser positioned in the first sensor zone and covering the first recess, the first spectrometer, and the first pyranometer, the first diffuser configured to scatter the visible shortwave radiation and the near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the first sensor zone; a second diffuser positioned in the second sensor zone and covering the second recess and the first pyrgeometer, the second diffuser is different from the first diffuser; a second spectrometer positioned in the third sensor zone within the third recess, the second spectrometer configured to measure visible shortwave radiation and near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the third sensor zone; a second pyranometer positioned in the third sensor zone within the third recess, the second pyranometer configured to measure shortwave radiation received at the third sensor zone; a second pyrgeometer positioned in the fourth sensor zone within the fourth recess, the second pyrgeometer configured to measure longwave radiation received at the fourth sensor zone; a third diffuser positioned in the third sensor zone and covering the third recess, the second spectrometer, and the second pyranometer, the third diffuser configured to scatter the visible shortwave radiation and the near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the third sensor zone; a fourth diffuser positioned in the fourth sensor zone and covering the fourth recess and the second pyrgeometer, the fourth diffuser is different from the third diffuser; a control unit electrically coupled to the first spectrometer, the first pyranometer, the first pyrgeometer, the second spectrometer, the second pyranometer, and the second pyrgeometer, the control unit configured to receive measurements from the first spectrometer, the first pyranometer, the first pyrgeometer, the second spectrometer, the second pyranometer, and the second pyrgeometer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for collecting and analyzing radiation measurements, the system comprising:
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a radiation measuring device, comprising; a housing comprising; a top side defining a first recess and a second recess positioned in a first orientation relative to the housing, the first recess is positioned adjacent to the second recess and defines a first sensor zone of the housing and the second recess defines a second sensor zone of the housing, the first sensor zone and the second sensor zone configured to receive downwelling radiation, and a bottom side defining a third recess and a fourth recess positioned in a second orientation relative to the housing, the third recess is positioned adjacent to the fourth recess and defines a third sensor zone of the housing and the fourth recess defines a fourth sensor zone of the housing, the third sensor zone and the fourth sensor zone configured to receive upwelling radiation; a first spectrometer positioned in the first sensor zone within the first recess, the first spectrometer configured to measure visible shortwave downwelling radiation and near-infrared shortwave downwelling radiation received at the first sensor zone; a first pyranometer positioned in the first sensor zone within the first recess, the first pyranometer configured to measure shortwave downwelling radiation received at the first sensor zone; a first pyrgeometer positioned in the second sensor zone within the second recess, the first pyrgeometer configured to measure longwave downwelling radiation received at the second sensor zone; a first diffuser positioned in the first sensor zone and covering the first recess, the first spectrometer, and the first pyranometer, the first diffuser configured to scatter the visible shortwave downwelling radiation and the near-infrared shortwave downwelling radiation received at the first sensor zone; a second diffuser positioned in the second sensor zone and covering the second recess and the first pyrgeometer, the second diffuser is different from the first diffuser; a second spectrometer positioned in the third sensor zone within the third recess, the second spectrometer configured to measure visible shortwave upwelling radiation and near-infrared shortwave upwelling radiation received at the third sensor zone; a second pyranometer positioned in the third sensor zone within the third recess, the second pyranometer configured to measure shortwave upwelling radiation received at the third sensor zone; a second pyrgeometer positioned in the fourth sensor zone within the fourth recess, the second pyrgeometer configured to measure longwave upwelling radiation received at the fourth sensor zone; a third diffuser positioned in the third sensor zone and covering the third recess, the second spectrometer, and the second pyranometer, the third diffuser configured to scatter the visible shortwave upwelling radiation and the near-infrared shortwave upwelling radiation received at the third sensor zone; a fourth diffuser positioned in the fourth sensor zone and covering the fourth recess and the second pyrgeometer, the fourth diffuser is different from the third diffuser; a control unit electrically coupled to the first spectrometer, the first pyranometer, the first pyrgeometer, the second spectrometer, the second pyranometer, and the second pyrgeometer, the control unit configured to receive measurement data generated by each of the first spectrometer, the first pyranometer, the first pyrgeometer, the second spectrometer, the second pyranometer, and the second pyrgeometer; a radiation analysis device comprising a processor executing instructions stored in memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor of the radiation analysis device to; receive, from the radiation measuring device, the measurement data generated by each of the first spectrometer, the first pyranometer, the first pyrgeometer, the second spectrometer, the second pyranometer, and the second pyrgeometer; determine an amount of downwelling radiation received at the first sensor zone and the second sensor zone; and determine an amount of upwelling radiation received at the third sensor zone and the fourth sensor zone. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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