SUN SENSORS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

Solar MEMS designs and develops sun sensors and control systems

We offers a wide range of sun sensors, called Industrial Sun Sensors (ISS), to measure the incident angle of a sunlight source and its radiation level. They are applicable for different applications: solar and light-source tracking, pointing systems, attitude control, sun radiation measurements, solar tracking platform controllers, and drones attitude determination.

ISS-DX sun sensor measures the incident angle of a sun ray in both orthogonal axes and the solar radiation. The high sensitivity reached is based on the geometrical dimensions of the design.

Its characteristics make it a suitable tool for high accurate sun-tracking and positioning systems, with low power consumption and high reliability.

ISS-DX sun sensor has been designed with a unique and novel own technology based on MEMS fabrication processes to achieve high integrated sensing structures at low cost.

Chracteristics:

• Two accuracy axes.
• Field of view from 10º to 120º (depending on the model).
• Accuracy from 0.005º to 0.06º (depending on the model).
• Position error (3sigma) less than 0.3º.
• It measures direct normal radiation (DNI).
• Communication interface MODBUS RTU over RS-485.
• Dimensions about 80x80x27 mm.
• Useful in aeronautics and renewable energy industries.

ISS-TX sun sensor measures the incident angle of a sun ray in both orthogonal axes and the solar radiation. The high sensitivity reached is based on the geometrical dimensions of the design.

Its characteristics make it a suitable tool for high accurate sun-tracking, with low power consumption and high reliability.

ISS-TX sun sensor has been designed with a unique and novel own technology based on MEMS fabrication processes to achieve high integrated sensing structures at low cost

Chracteristics:

• Two accuracy axes.
• Field of view from 10º to 120º (depending on the model).
• Accuracy from 0.005º to 0.06º (depending on the model).
• It measures direct normal radiation (DNI).
• Communication interface MODBUS RTU over RS-485.
• Dimensions about 80x80x27 mm.
• Useful in renewable energy, specifically on solar trackers.

ISS-AX sun sensor measures the incident angle of a sun ray in both orthogonal axes. The high sensitivity reached is based on the geometrical dimensions of the design.

Its characteristics make it a suitable tool for high accurate sun-tracking and positioning systems, with low power consumption and high reliability.

ISS-AX sun sensor has been designed with a unique and novel own technology based on MEMS fabrication processes to achieve high integrated sensing structures at low cost.

Chracteristics:

• Two accuracy axes.
• Field of view from 10º to 120º (depending on the model).
• Accuracy from 0.02º to 0.06º (depending on the model).
• Interface of 4 analog signals.
• Dimensiones about 80x80x27 mm.
• Useful for aeronautics and renewable energy.

MASS sensor includes one accelerometer, one magnetometer, and one sun sensor to measure angle of sun-ray, DNI solar radiation and azimuth and elevation position of the device. This information is very useful to develop solar tracking controllers, with no other devices.

Its characteristics make it a suitable tool for high accurate sun-tracking and positioning systems, with low power consumption and high reliability.

MASS sensor has been designed with a unique and novel own technology based on MEMS fabrication processes to achieve high integrated sensing structures at low cost.

Chracteristics:

• Sun-ray angles for closed-loop control.
• Azimuth and elevation (tilt) for open-loop control.
• Sun sensor, magnetometer and accelerometer included.
• Roll, tilt and hard-iron compensation included.
• Communication interface MODBUS RTU over RS-485.
• Dimensions about 80x80x27 mm.
• Useful in renewable energy, specifically on solar trackers.