DLR-CSP-Synlight

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DLR Synlight

TA66 – DLR-CSP-Synlight 

Location

Rudolf-Schulten-Str. 11

52428 Jülich,  Germany 

Description

Synlight is the world’s largest solar simulator for concentrated light. In its three test chambers, Synlight provides up to 300kW of thermal radiation power in the central test chamber and up to 250kW in the side test chambers. Due to modular design of the facility, various flux profiles can be set according to the requirements of the experiment. The maximum flux is about 10MW/m², the minimal flux is about 50kW/m². The possible aperture sizes are from 1cm² to 4x4m. For small apertures of a rectangular shape, water cooled radiation shield is available.

Testing Capabilities

The main service offered is the irradiation of test rigs with the specified flux and/or total power. Users have access to the internal network to connect their measurement systems located in the test chambers to monitor computers in the control rooms. Furthermore, IR-measurements from several cameras can be performed if required, including the evaluation of the results. Each user receives a measured flux map afterwards for each flux level used for the experiment, as well as a video recording of the running experiments (if desired).

Technical Equipment

Water cooling supply is available in each of the test chambers with a maximum flow of 100 litres per minute. Power supply for the test rigs is also available (three-phase with 64A, 32A and 16A, as well as single-phase 16A).

Additional information

Technology Readiness Level: 7 or above

Special considerations: N/A 

Technology clusters: CSP/STE

Website: https://www.dlr.de/en/ff/research-and-transfer/research-infrastructure/synlight

Availability: All year

Provision of tools to prepare data sets in a FAIR way:  Yes 

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