Apparatus for synthesis of a solar spectrum
This invention is comprised of a xenon arc lamp and a tungsten filament lamp provide light beams that together contain all the wavelengths required to accurately simulate a solar spectrum. Suitable filter apparatus selectively direct visible and ultraviolet light from the xenon arc lamp into two legs of a trifurcated randomized fiber optic cable. Infrared light selectively filtered from the tungsten filament lamp is directed into the third leg of the fiber optic cable. The individual optic fibers from the three legs are brought together in a random fashion into a single output leg. The output beam emanating from the output leg of the trifurcated randomized fiber optic cable is extremely uniform and contains wavelengths from each of the individual filtered light beams. This uniform output beam passes through suitable collimation apparatus before striking the surface of the solar cell being tested. Adjustable aperture apparatus located between the lamps and the input legs of the trifurcated fiber optic cable and can be selectively adjusted to limit the amount of light entering each leg thereby providing a means of ``fine tuning`` or precisely adjusting the spectral content of the output beam. Finally, On adjustable aperture apparatus may also be placed in the output beam to adjust the intensity of the output beam without changing the spectral content and distribution of the output beam.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- PATENTS-US-A7670112
- Application Number:
- ON: DE93002026
- OSTI ID:
- 10189749
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 15 Mar 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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