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UV, Sunlight, and Climate Simulation

Solar and Climate Simulation

including global radiation, temperature, and humidity


Solar Simulations with Global Radiation

Solar simulations are used in a wide variety of applications, such as the automotive industry, the military, aging tests, materials testing, and testing of photovoltaic modules.

Solar Simulation Chamber: Global Radiation, Temperature, and Humidity

Our devices are state-of-the-art test units designed to simulate indoor and outdoor conditions. Influencing parameters such as global radiation, temperature, and humidity can be individually programmed in freely configurable test sequences. The internal chamber design of the devices offers a cost-effective alternative to large solar simulation systems.
Our units, with a test chamber volume of up to 1,000 liters, combine with the irradiation unit (metal halide lamps and outdoor filters) to form a fully-fledged climate chamber.

Sunlight Simulation and UV Exposure - Test Systems for Photovoltaic Modules

PV modules must operate reliably, even under constantly changing weather conditions. To ensure the quality of the modules, testing under extreme conditions is therefore absolutely essential.                   
This includes various quality tests designed to artificially stress the materials of PV modules, as specified in the IEC 61215 and IEC 61646 standards.

UV Weathering

For artificial weathering or irradiation using UV fluorescent lamps, various lamps with different radiation characteristics are used in accordance with DIN EN ISO 4892-3. Method A describes weathering with UVA-340 lamps (Type 1A), and Method B describes global radiation behind window glass using UVA-351 lamps (Type 1B). Both types of lamps achieve very good correspondence with the radiation characteristics of sunlight.

Our equipment allows us to conduct a wide range of standardized tests.

With xenon lamps, max. 1,100 cm² sample area

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  • ASTM D3424 Standard Test Methods for Evaluating the Relative Lightfastness and Weatherability of Printed Matter
  • ASTM D5071 Standard Practice for Exposure of Photodegradable Plastics in a Xenon Arc Apparatus
  • ASTM D6695 Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposures of Paint and Related Coatings
  • ASTM G151 Standard Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources
  • ASTM G155 Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials
  • ICH Guideline G5C Guideline for Industry - Quality of Biotechnological Products: Stability Testing of Biotechnological/Biological Products
  • ISO 10977 Photography - Processed photographic colour films and paper prints - Methods for measuring image stability
  • ISO 11431 Building construction - Jointing products - Determination of adhesion/cohesion properties of saelants after exposure to heat, water and artificial light through glass
  • ISO 11979-5 Ophtalmic implants - Intraocular lenses - Part 5: Biocompatibility
  • ISO 4049 Dentistry. Polymer-base filling, restorative and luting materials
  • ISO 4892-1 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance
  • ISO 4892-2 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc sources
  • ISO 7491 Dental materials - Determination of colour stabilit

With metal halide lamps, maximum test area: 1100 x 950 x 950 (W x D x H) mm

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  • DIN 75220 Alterung von Kfz-Bauteilen in Sonnensimulationsanlagen
  • IEC 60068-2-5
  • MIL-STD-810
  • AECTP 300 Method 305 Solar Radiation
  • AK LV 01 Airbag Test
  • ASTM E927 Standard Specification for Solar Simulation for Terrestrial Photovoltaic Testing
  • BMW PR 306.4 Solar Simulation for equipment parts
  • DBL 4571 Interior Trim Parts
  • DBL 5471 Covering and Form Padding Parts
  • DBL 7384 "Soft Feeling" Paint on Plastic Parts - Interior Components
  • Dessault Aviation Solar Simulation Test
  • DIN EN 60068-2-5 Electrical engineering - Basic environmental testing procedures - Part 2-5: Tests - Test Sa: Simulated solar radiation at ground level
  • DIN EN 61646 VDE 0126-32 Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
  • DIN EN 61853-1 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating - Part 1: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating
  • DIN IEC 68-2-9 Electrical engineering - Basic environmental testing procedures - Part 2-9: Tests - Guidance for solar radiation testing
  • DIN SPEC 18035-7 Sports grounds - Part 7: Synthetic turf areas
  • DVM 0006-EX Exterior Lighting-Sunload
  • DVM 0074-MA Ageing of interior components by sunload simulation
  • EN 12975-2 Thermal Collector Testing
  • EPA 40 CRF Part 86 Control Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicles Engines
  • Fiat 9.03141 Instrument Panels
  • GM 9310P Variabel Surface temperature heat exposure test
  • GOST 20.57.406 Testing of Electrical Components
  • IEC 51345 UV Test for photovoltaic Modules
  • IEC 61215 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
  • IEC 904-9 Photovoltaic devices - Part 9: Solar simulation performance requirements
  • ISO 12097-2 Road vehicles - Airbag components - Part 2: Testing of airbag modules
  • JSS 5555-No.25 Enviromental Test for Electronic and Electrical equipments
  • LH 259001 Electronical Equipments
  • MIL-STD 810 Environmental engineering considerations and laboratory tests
  • MS 200-48 Exterior Plastic Parts
  • NES M0131 Test Method for Heat Loading - Synthetic Resin Parts
  • PrV 303.3 Climatic Test at Plastic Parts
  • PV 1211 Climatic Test - Interior Parts
  • Renault 32-00-011 Automotive Test Standard
  • Renault 32-00-022 Solar Simulation test on complete Vehicles
  • SFTP Control Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicles Engines
  • Stan 00-35/CL3 Solar Radiation Test
  • STANAG 2895 Solar Heat Load Test
  • STANAG 4370 Enviromental Test - Solar Radiation
  • TS H1583G Accelerated Weathering Resistance of paint film using a metal halide lamp as light source
  • Volvo 88100001 UV-Heat Test on Quarter Body
  • VW PV 2503 Glazing systems - colour change caused by chemical interaction
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UVA/UVB Test

  • ASTM D4329
    Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV Exposure of Plastics
  • ASTM D4587
    Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV-Condensation Exposures of Paint and Related Coatings
  • ASTM D4799
    Standard Test Method for Accelerated Weathering Test Conditions and Procedures for Bituminous Materials (Fluorescent UV and Condensation Method)
  • ASTM D5208
    Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) and Condensation Apparatus for Exposure of Photodegradable Plastics
  • ASTM G151
    Standard Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources
  • ASTM G154
    Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Light Apparatus for UV Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
  • DIN EN 12224
    Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Determination of the resistance to weathering
  • DIN EN 1297
    Flexible sheets for waterproofing - Bitumen, plastic, and rubber sheets for roofing - Method of artificial ageing by long term exposure to the combination of UV-radiation, elevated temperature and water
  • DIN EN 13523-10
    Coil coated metals - Test methods - Part 10: Resistance to fluorescent UV light and water condensation
  • DIN EN ISO 4892-1
    Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance
  • EN 927-6
    Paints and varnishes - Coating materials and coating systems for exterior wood - Part 6: Exposure of wood coatings to artificial weathering using fluorescent UV and water
  • ISO 11997-2
    Paints and varnishes - Determination of resistance to cyclic corrosion conditions - Part 2: Wet (salt fog)/dry/humidity/UV light
  • ISO 16474-3
    Paints and varnishes - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
  • ISO 4892-3
    Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV-lamps
  • prEN 1062-4
    Paints and varnishes - Coating materials and coating systems for exterior masonry - Part 4: Preconditioning of exterior coatings to UV radiation and water in apparatus
  • SAE J2020
    Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Exterior Materials Using a Fluorescent UV and Condensation Apparatus