Hello friends...
I just learned Arduino.
Can you give me a suggestion for a solar radiation sensor that can be associated with Arduino?
thank you:)
If you want to accurately measure solar radiation, study the material on this site (scroll down to pyranometry).
thank you Delta_G, but I think solar panels aren't used for radiation detectors.
jremington, Do you know how to access the pyranometer using Arduino? does it need a module?
redno:
thank you Delta_G, but I think solar panels aren't used for radiation detectors.
They can definitely do a good job as solar radiation detector.
There are more. I have from the top of my head some five different types of sensors that measure different aspects of "solar radiation" in my parts collection. Not even counting the LDR.
Now if you define a bit more what it is you want to measure (lux value, hours of sunlight, PAR, direction of the sun, UV index, and there are probably a few more related to "solar radiation") you are likely to get more useful answers.
I think solar panels aren't used for radiation detectors
Wrong. The short circuit current is directly proportional to the light intensity.
Do you know how to access the pyranometer using Arduino? does it need a module?
Please study the material on the site I linked.
thank you all for helping me. after I read again it turned out that solar panels could be used to detect solar radiation.
what I need is a sensor of intensity of solar radiation that can be accessed using Arduino, where the capacity of the sensor can detect up to 150k lux.
The TSL2591 comes to mind but it goes to "only" 88,000 lux. I don't know of a sensor that can handle 150k lux. That's huge!
150k lux will be used outdoors during the day.
I will find out about TSL2591.