Measurement of Spectral Match and Spatial Non-uniformity for Indoor Solar Simulator

Authors

  • Mohd Afzanizam Mohd Rosli Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Aiman Danial Hamizan Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Zaid Nawam Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Faridah Hussain SIRIM Standards Technology Sdn. Bhd. Seksyen 15, 40200 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Safarudin Gazali Herawan Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.100.1.98115

Keywords:

Halogen lamp, spectral match, spatial non-uniformity, indoor solar simulator

Abstract

This paper presents a study on the measurement of spectral match and spatial non-uniformity of the indoor solar simulator available in Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). This indoor solar simulator which was successfully fabricated at the Applied Solar Energy Laboratory (ASEL) had used the quartz tungsten halogen lamp as its only light source. Upon its fabrication, the reliability of ASEL’s solar simulator has not been proved yet as there is no concrete evidence that it had followed the international standard set for solar simulator. Therefore, the motivation of this study had been set to determine the characteristics of the indoor solar simulator in term of its spectral match and spatial non-uniformity. The literature review conducted has revealed that there are few methods that been practiced to determine both cases. For the spectral match test, the experimental works chosen for this research was the mathematical modelling method. Meanwhile, for the spatial non-uniformity test, irradiance mapping method was used where the reading of irradiance intensity at each coordinate across the map was measured. At the end of this study, it shows that at 400-500nm and 500-600 wavelength range, the value of spectral match value obtained was 0.40 and 1.46 respectively; whereas for 600-700nm range, the spectral match measured was beyond the standard range set. On the other hand, this study also reveals that the solar simulator was capable to produce 8.42% of spatial non-uniformity across the tested area of 104cm x 80cm. The average irradiance intensity recorded for this test was 981.98 W/m2.

Author Biographies

Mohd Afzanizam Mohd Rosli, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

afzanizam@utem.edu.my

Muhammad Aiman Danial Hamizan, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

aiman.dann@gmail.com

Muhammad Zaid Nawam, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

zaidnawam95@gmail.com

Faridah Hussain, SIRIM Standards Technology Sdn. Bhd. Seksyen 15, 40200 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

faridahh@sirim.my

Safarudin Gazali Herawan, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia

safarudin.gazali@binus.edu

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Published

2022-10-06

How to Cite

Mohd Afzanizam Mohd Rosli, Muhammad Aiman Danial Hamizan, Muhammad Zaid Nawam, Faridah Hussain, & Safarudin Gazali Herawan. (2022). Measurement of Spectral Match and Spatial Non-uniformity for Indoor Solar Simulator. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 100(1), 98–115. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.100.1.98115

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