DQRID : D060223.7
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
02/17/2006000003/10/20060411
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Subject:
TWP/SKYRAD/C3 - Solar Tracker locking at solar noon
DataStreams:twpskyrad60sC3.b1, twpskyradC3.00, twpskyrad20sC3.a1, twpskyrad20sC3.a0
Description:
The Scitech solar tracker from SGP that was installed on 2005-12-01 after the previous 
tracker was damaged by lightning on 2005-11-14 has been hanging up every day at solar noon.  
In Feb, the sun moved from south to north and the Scitech tracker does not seem to be 
able to deal with this. During this period the operators power cycled the tracker between 
05:00Z and 10:00Z almost every day and data from around solar noon (03:30Z) until the 
power cycle are unusable for the measurements that use the tracker (NIP, B&W Diffuse, and 
shaded PIRs).
The problem was corrected when the Scitech tracker was replaced by a Brusag
tracker on 2006-03-10.
Suggestions: 
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Completely avoid NIP and Diffuse measurements during this time period.
PIR1 and PIR2, if behaving well, should not be affected by the
intermittent shading.
Measurements:twpskyradC3.00:
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twpskyrad20sC3.a1:
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Shaded Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp_shaded2_tp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_shaded1_case_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_shaded_case_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Shaded Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp_shaded1_tp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_shaded2_dome_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_shaded1_dome_resist)
  • Instantaneous downwelling pyrgeometer dome thermistor resistance, shaded
    pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_shaded_dome_resist)
  • Instantaneous downwelling pyrgeometer thermopile voltage, shaded pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_hemisp_shaded_tp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_shaded2_case_resist)
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twpskyrad20sC3.a0:
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Shaded Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp_shaded2_tp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_shaded1_dome_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_shaded2_dome_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_shaded2_case_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Shaded Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp_shaded1_tp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_shaded1_case_resist)
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twpskyrad60sC3.b1:
  • Shortwave direct normal irradiance, pyrheliometer, minima(short_direct_normal_min)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer, Maxima(down_long_hemisp_shaded_max)
  • Downwelling longwave hemispheric irradiance, shaded pyrgeometer, standard
    deviation(down_long_hemisp_shaded_std)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Standard Deviation(short_direct_normal_std)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer2, Minima(down_long_hemisp_shaded2_min)
  • Downwelling shortwave diffuse hemispheric irradiance, pyranometer, maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard
    Deviation(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer, Minima(down_long_hemisp_shaded_min)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer1, Standard
    Deviation(down_long_hemisp_shaded1_std)
  • Shortwave direct normal irradiance, pyrheliometer(short_direct_normal)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer1, Maxima(down_long_hemisp_shaded1_max)
  • Down-welling unshaded pyranometer voltage(down_short_hemisp)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrheliometer, Maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
  • Downwelling longwave hemispheric irradiance, shaded pyrgeometer(down_long_hemisp_shaded)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer2, Maxima(down_long_hemisp_shaded2_max)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer2, Standard
    Deviation(down_long_hemisp_shaded2_std)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Minima(down_short_hemisp_min)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer1, Minima(down_long_hemisp_shaded1_min)
  • Downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance, pyranometer, maxima(down_short_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer, Standard
    Deviation(down_short_hemisp_std)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer1(down_long_hemisp_shaded1)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer2(down_long_hemisp_shaded2)
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