Simulation of natural sunlight

System-Features

Advantages

Reproducible results• Touch Screen• long lamp life

• electronic power supplies• high intensity• compact design

Simulation of natural sunlight

Solar simulation carried out with Hönle SOL units deliver
reproducible results, which are an effective comparison to
tests in natural sunlight.

Range of applications

Spectral distribution of SOL units• accelerated sunlight ageing of plastics

Special metal halide bulbs produce the light spectrum. Metal
halides hermetically sealed inside the bulb are vaporised byan electric arc and generate a spectrum, which is close tothat of natural sunlight. SOL units do not produce ozone.

• performance monitoring of thermal solar cells• light resistance tests on textiles, wood, leather andpainted or varnished sur-faces• integration into multi-purpose climatic chambers for
simultaneous light, humidity and temperature testing• testing of photovoltaic modules (PV)SOL 500/1200/2000:
Perfect for accelerated ageing
The radiation efficiency of SOL units in the ultraviolet andvisible range (295 – 780 nm) is close to 44 %. Consequently,the intensity is much higher than that found in the naturalenvironment. This allows material testing to be done much
faster and under standard, reproducible conditions.

Climatic chamber with 9 SOL 2000 units

Tests with sunlight have to be carried out in accordance withinternational accepted standards, e.g. IEC 60904-9. SOL units
are used in many branches of industry worldwide.
In the biotechnology sector "SOL 500" is specified in thesimulation test standards (Colipa specification).

Industry Standards recommend intensity values of 800 up to1.200 W/m², which is between 6 and 9 times higher thannatural sunlight (German average sunlight is 135 W/m² as
measured by the German Meteorological Service in Potsdam).

Large size solar simulation
SOL unit’s 500/1200/2000 are suitable for solar simulationequipment where large areas are irradiated.
The high efficiency and long lifetime of the Hönle metal
halide bulbs makes solar simulation with SOL units economically attractive. They can be integrated into climate test
cabinets and chambers as well. Thus, multi-parametric tests
can be done. The units can be fixed outside the climatechamber and radiate through high-grade filter glass into thetesting room. High quality filter glass protects the SOL units
from humidity and temperatures from inside the chamber,and avoids undesirable interaction between the bulbs andexternal contaminants. By simply adding another glass filter, outdoor irradiation can be changed to indoor irradiation(or vice versa).

Climatic chamber with 24 SOL 1200

Beside conventional ballasts you can also use electronic
power supplies (EPS) made by Hönle. These EPS supply thelamp with a rectangular current that improves the performance of the luminous flux. Thus, the power output increases by approx. 10%.
A touch panel in combination with a PLC offers the possibility to control all equipment functions centrally (e.g. error
messages, lamp activation).
Please contact us if you require more detailed advice oncomplete systems for solar, temperature and humidity
testing.

Sun simulation switch cabinet

SOL unitCompact solar simulation
UVACUBE 400 is a compact
sunlight test chamber. The
SOL unit generates an intensity that is 7 times higher
than outdoors and canevenly irradiate the total testarea of approx. 40 x 30 cm.
This makes UVACUBE 400 an
ideal choice for material age
testing.
Alternative filters are available which can vary the spectrum to suit users needs.

Sun simulation chamber
UVACUBE 400

Tecnical data
UVACUBE 400

SOL 500

SOL 1200

SOL 2000

230 V/ 50 Hz

230 V/ 50 Hz

230 V/ 50 Hz

400 V/ 50 Hz

power of bulb

400 W

430 W

1000 W

2000 Wdimensions (H x B x T) in mm

864 x 466 x 402

weight45 kgelectricity1)

11 kg 2)
UVA + VIS + IR (320 – 3.000 nm)

spectral distributions possible

UVB + UVA + VIS + IR (295 – 3.000 nm)

illuminance150.000 Lux

intensity

1000 W/m21)

others on request2)

340 x 300 x 400

application dependent

radiation unit only

We would like to thank the following companies for providing premises and graphic material for this brochure: IABG Ottobrunn and Seeber Dachau.

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Phone: +49 89 85608-0 , Fax: +49 89 85608-148 . www.hoenle.deOperating parameters depend on production characteristics and may differ from the foregoing information.
We reserve the right to modify technical data. © Copyright Dr. Hönle AG. Updated 01/13.