Gardon calorimetric transducers are widely used to measure concentrated solar radiation flux on solar thermal areas. These measurements need some correction to adapt their response from thermal to solar irradiance measurement. The authors propose the use of concentrating photovoltaic PV-cells to measure concentrated solar radiation flux. This paper shows the results obtained from a comparative test carried out in a solar furnace measuring concentrated solar irradiance with calorimetric and photovoltaic sensors, Gardon, and PV-Cells, respectively.

Issue Section:
Technical Briefs
Keywords:
calorimeters, gallium arsenide, photovoltaic cells, solar cells, solar radiation, transducers, heat flux measurement, concentrating PV, gardon sensors
Topics:
Gallium arsenide, Sensors, Solar energy, Solar radiation, Transducers
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