SUNLAB

SUNLAB

Extreme-concentration Alpha Omega Gen3 flash solar simulator

The Gen 3 is an Indoor flash artificial sun that generates up to 5000 times the intensity of the sun over a uniform beam of 1.5×2.5 cm², measuring the entire IV curve over a 500-μs duration.

High-concentration Spectrolab XT-30 continuous-illumination solar simulator

The XT-30 is an Indoor continuous-wave artificial sun that generates 300 to 1500 times the intensity of the sun over a uniform beam of up to 1×1 cm² for the characterization and reliability testing of photovoltaic devices.

One-sun, highly-collimated Oriel Sol3A® continuous-illumination solar simulator

The Oriel Sol3A is an indoor continuous-wave artificial sun that generates variable intensity up to 1.2 times the intensity of the sun over a 30×30 cm² beam, suitable for characterizing solar cells with and without concentrating optics.

Low-concentration Newport/Oriel continuous-illumination solar simulator

This indoor continuous-wave artificial sun  generates 1 to 150 times the intensity of the sun over a uniform 5×5 cm² beam for the characterization of photovoltaic devices.

Extended -wavelength-range external and internal quantum efficiency system

This is equipment to measure the spectral response of a single- or multi-junction photovoltaic device over a wavelength range of 300nm to 1800 nm, with electrical and optical biasing.

Extended-range and low-light-level electroluminescence, photovoltage and photoluminescence measurements

This equipment is used  to study the excitation of semiconductors and semiconductor devices, such as solar cells, under intensity-controlled laser light and precise electrical biasing.

Two-dimensional sun-tracking photovoltaic systems for research

These are test sites for the characterization of photovoltaic devices and their systems under outdoor conditions, used to perform cross-correlation between different geographic regions, including equipment to measure solar panel I-V curves.

Solar resource: pyrheliometer, pyranometers, weather station

These outdoor instruments measure the solar irradiance and monitor weather conditions that affect the performance of photovoltaic devices and systems.

Solar resource: Spectroradiometers and the SunSIM

These instruments perform spectral data collection from different sources of light over a wide range of wavelengths from 300 to 2500 nm.

Computer simulations: Synopsys TCAD Sentaurus, COMSOL Multiphysics®, Crosslight, Zemax, HSPICE, MATLAB

This is numerical modelling software for solar cell and optoelectronic device design, optimization and analysis, used to simulate device response under diverse conditions and specifications.