DISPOSITIVO PARA LA MEDIDA DEL ANGULO DE INCIDENCIA DE UNA RADIACION LUMINISCENTE

• Main Authors: DOMINGUEZ PUMAR, MANUEL, QUERO REBOUL, JOSE MANUEL, LOPEZ TARRIDA, CRISTINA, CASTANER MUNOZ, LUIS, GARCIA ORTEGA, JUAN, ORTEGA VILLASCLARAS, PABLO, GARCIA FRANQUELO, LEOPOLDO
• Format: Patent
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 07.01.2011
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; TESTING

The present invention relates to the development of an electronic sensor, the aim of which is to measure the angle between luminous radiation and the vertical with respect to the surface of the sensor. The sensor comprises two photodiodes struck by a ray of light passing through a window made in a screen of transparent material serving as cover. The field of vision of the sensor and the precision of the measurement of the angle of incidence are determined by the structural features of the device. The invention applies directly to the field of the positioning of elements with respect to luminous radiation, such as artificial satellites or solar power-generation systems. Same is of use, also, for determining the angle of incidence of light, as in the case of the entry of direct solar radiation into vehicle passenger compartments.