The Eppley Laboratory Inc 12 Sheffield Avenue Newport

The Eppley Laboratory, Inc. 12 Sheffield Avenue, Newport, RI 02840 Since the dawn of time, man has studied the sun… … and EPPLEY has been providing traceable measurements to the The Pyrheliometric Scale for 85 years. Presented by Tom Kirk, President IPC-XII Symposium 2015

Captain Marion Eppley founded The Eppley Laboratory in 1917 to supply Standard Cells (Voltage Sources). IPC-XII Symposium 2015

In 1930, Eppley began commercially manufacturing 10 - and 50 junction models of pyhreliometers (pyranometers) based on the design of Kimball and Hobbs. Later known as the 180º Pyrheliometer or “Light Bulb Pyranometer”. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

From 1930 until 1957, all calibrations were traceable to The Smithsonian Pyrheliometric Scale (1913, 1932). Eppley maintained a reference group of six (6) 180º Light Bulb Pyranometers calibrated by the US Weather Bureau and by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). IPC-XII Symposium 2015

Table Mountain (May 1957) In 1937, an Abbot Silver Disk Pyrheliometer (SI 73) was added to the reference group for calibrating Eppley Normal Incidence Pyrheliometers and for periodic intercomparisons. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

In 1957, the International Pyrheliometric Scale of 1956 (IPS 1956) was adopted. This new scale was maintained at Eppley through three (3) Stockholm Ångström pyrheliometers later augmented by three (3) Eppley manufactured Ångström pyrheliometers. Various Comparisons were held in Stockholm, Davos, Smithsonian, Table Mountain, Armenia and Newport. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

IPC-IV (1975) included six Absolute Cavity designs including Eppley’s PACRAD Radiometer (EPAC) based on JPL’s Kendall PACRAD III. These results led to the World Radiation Reference (WRR) being established in 1979 by the World Radiation Center (WRC) as a replacement to the IPS 1956. In the 1990’s, Eppley donated EPAC 11402 to PMOD-WRC. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

Table Credit: Karl Boer, Advances in Solar Energy (2012) New River Comparisons Seven (7) Comparisons of different models of Cavity Radiometers were held between 1978 and 1985 at DSET’s New River, AZ facility. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

Eppley’s HF (Hickey-Frieden) Absolute Cavity Radiometers participated in IPC V (1980). HF 18748 was donated to PMOD-WRC and is included in the World Standard Group (WSG). IPC-XII Symposium 2015

AHF 14915 has participated in every IPC since 1980. AHF 27798 has participated in every IPC since 1990. Also participate in NREL’s NPC’s. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

WHAT’S NEW? SPP Pyranometer s. NIP Pyrheliometer GPP Pyranometer SMT Tracker Controller VB AWX v 1. 27 for AHF (Special Thank: NOAA-GMD) IPC-XII Symposium 2015

Factory Calibrations of NIP and s. NIP Pyrheliometers are done outdoors in accordance with procedures described in ISO 9846. These can be done against our transfer standard NIPs and s. NIP, or if the customer requests, can be done against Cavity Radiometers. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

Factory Calibrations of PSP, SPP and GPP Pyranometers are performed according to procedures described in ISO 9847 Section 5. 3. 1 in Eppley’s Integrating Hemisphere. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

Calibrations of Transfer Standards PSP, SPP and GPP Pyranometers are done outdoors against Cavity Radiometer and shaded 8 -48 Black & White Pyranometers according to procedures described in ISO 9846. IPC-XII Symposium 2015

The Eppley Laboratory, Inc. 12 Sheffield Avenue, Newport, RI 02840 Thank you! Please visit www. eppleylab. com for more information on the new s. NIP Pyrheliometer and the new SPP & GPP Pyranometers. IPC-XII Symposium 2015