Grant: Engage Plus Grants Program
Ryerson University
$12,500.00
Designing solar simulators with multipoint LED light sources
FY 2015-16
Summary
LED (light-emitting diode) based technologies (lighting, television displays and person electronics) have become a commonplace owing to LEDs having much better efficiencies & longevity (~50,000 hrs) when compared to other standard light sources. Furthermore, LEDs have the added advantage of being tunable with lower thermal outputs. These benefits have also made LEDs attractive for a myriad of other optical applications including solar simulation. Owing to the rapid evolution of the solar industry in Canada there is now an increased need for assessing the performance and verifying the output of solar panels and PV devices using a solar simulator. Building on our (in collaboration in Sciencetech, Inc.) recent development of the RyerSun LED light source this project seeks to further develop this exciting technology to produce a state-of-the-art solar
simulator capable of mimicking any natural lighting condition. Such a tunable device would represent the first of its kind in Canada, and create a new commercial market in solar simulation.
Program
Engage Plus Grants Program
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
485403-2015
Name nom
Koivisto, Bryan
Department département
Chemistry and Biology
Organization id
43
Institution établissement
Ryerson University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
12500
Program id
EGP2
Program name en
Engage Plus Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1553
Committee name en
Ontario Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Ontario
Area of application code
602
Area of application group en
Construction, urban and rural planning
Area of application group fr
Construction, urbanisme et aménagement rural
Area of application en
Materials performance
Area of application fr
Performance des matériaux
Research subject code
3110
Research subject group en
Physics
Research subject group fr
Physique
Research subject en
Optics (see also photon devices2505)
Research subject fr
Optique (voir aussi dispositifs photoniques, 2505)
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Designing solar simulators with multipoint LED light sources
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
LED (light-emitting diode) based technologies (lighting, television displays and person electronics) have become a commonplace owing to LEDs having much better efficiencies & longevity (~50,000 hrs) when compared to other standard light sources. Furthermore, LEDs have the added advantage of being tunable with lower thermal outputs. These benefits have also made LEDs attractive for a myriad of other optical applications including solar simulation. Owing to the rapid evolution of the solar industry in Canada there is now an increased need for assessing the performance and verifying the output of solar panels and PV devices using a solar simulator. Building on our (in collaboration in Sciencetech, Inc.) recent development of the RyerSun LED light source this project seeks to further develop this exciting technology to produce a state-of-the-art solar
simulator capable of mimicking any natural lighting condition. Such a tunable device would represent the first of its kind in Canada, and create a new commercial market in solar simulation.
