The new MS-57 pyrheliometer is a unique pyrheliometer compliant to the “Fast response” and “Spectrally flat” sub-category under ISO9060:2018 Class A. The pyrheliometer is a breakthrough in unprecedented low thermal offset behavior and fast thermopile response (< 0.2s / 95%). MS-57 pyrheliometer is a direct normal incidence (DNI) solar irradiance sensor. Also known as a pyrheliometer, it is used as a reference sensor for routine operation on a Solar Tracker. The all-weather MS-57 is responsive to solar irradiance in the spectral range from 200 – 4000nm and works under the most extreme conditions in a temperature range from -40°C – 80°C. The integrated low power window heater can prevent dew deposition or frost on the outside window.
Each MS-57 is calibrated outdoors and tested at EKO upon manufacture against EKO’s reference sensors, which are fully traceable to the WRR (World Radiometric Reference). The recommended period of recalibration can be extended to 5 years, which is typically 2 years for other sensor models in the market. The long-term stability of the sensor responsivity is less than 0.5% in a period of 5 years which makes it unique.
The MS-57 pyrheliometers are manufactured in a consistent way followed by strict quality inspection and performance evaluation. For each sensor the temperature dependency are measured and validated through a measurement report that comes with the sensor. EKO provides a unique outdoors calibration compliant to the international standards defined by ISO/IEC17025/9059. As an option we offer a calibration indoor under controlled conditions (Ambient temperature, Irradiance @ 1000W/m2).