Sciencetech Customized Solar Simulator

Solar Simulators, Spectroscopy Instruments, and Specialized Light Sources

Unique Research Demands Unique Equipment

Our vision is to provide tailored solutions to testing demands that cannot be accomplished with the average, off-the-shelf equipment.

Instead of cutting corners and working around equipment limitations, we can now provide the exact solution you are looking to achieve with the right equipment. We know the importance of getting the right testing equipment and we are excited to contribute to the new advancements in science and technology.

Sciencetech prides itself on our ability to build custom solutions and systems to the most exacting of specifications. Whether you need higher sensitivity, better throughput, more power, better spectral matching, higher resolution, or any other variable modified to give you exactly what you need, our team of engineers, physicists, and optical designers stand ready to provide you with a solution that will meet your technical requirements.

Sciencetech's Past Custom Projects

Sciencetech Custom Engineering Development

We strive to understand our customer's research and testing requirements and make sure to keep our customers at the center of it all as we design and produce the system that provides the best solution for their required specifications. Gone are the days when you have to make do with off-the-shelf equipment. Let us design the testing equipment that fits exactly with your research requirements. Here is a flow chart of how we manage all our custom development projects.

Discover Initial discussions with the customer to understand their requirements. Often involves several telephone meetings and back and forth emails.

Concept Evaluating various opto-mechanical design to zero in on the most efficient solution to accomplish customer's requirements and specifications.

Primary Designs Primary and critical design reviews of optical, mechanical and electrical design verification with end users. Acceptance of the project.

Planning Determining the project schedules such as design procurement, production, and testing milestone schedules.

Manufacturing Manufacturing the system in compliance with all required standards and design specifications to meet customer's requirements.

Quality Control Quality control testing. Documentation for system performance, installation instructions, etc. Customer factory acceptance testing.

Delivery & Installation Shipping and onsite installation. Acceptance testing at customer's location. Customer training by Sciencetech engineers.

After Delivery Support Warranty support, troubleshooting after installation if required and annual maintenance.

Sciencetech design and manufactures its modular systems and components in Canada

Solar Simulation Applications

Photo voltaic Testing

Simulating sunlight inside a laboratory is an important requirement when testing the performance of Photovoltaics

Space Simulation

Sun light in the outer space has unique properties required to be simulated in a lab in order to test equipment before being sent to space

Materials Testing

Testing properties of materials subjected to continuous and long term solar radiation is a key requirement with many leading industries.

Solar Thermal Power Testing

Solar thermal power generation systems often require tests performed on the collecting and concentrating capabilities.

Features and Special Capabilities

Large Area Illumination
Sciencetech has designed numerous solar simulators that illuminate large areas in the range of 1m²+

Full or modified solar spectrums
Full or other variants of the solar spectrum in accordance with ASTM, IEC, and other standards

Irradiance attenuation and high flux solar simulators
Adjust the power levels and irradiation to any level over the illumination area

High collimation (with sun like collimation angles)
We specialize in designing highly collimated solar simulators with beams that closely match the solar divergence angle

Full automation and temperature control
Fully automated solar simulator systems with computer controllable features and opto-mechanical moving systems

Vacuum and clean room compatibility
Clean rooms are often used to protect contamination-sensitive procedures. Our solar simulators are operable in such highly sterile environments

Testimonials

Alfred University

2014

I can certify that we did buy the Solar Simulator and we are happy that the company is nice and helpful (An example is related to two students on-site training). We are still using the Solar Simulator for students projects.
Xingwu Wang, PhD. - Professor

Tianjin University

2010

The PV system of the Sciencetech is very robust. And we used 150W IV system for the I-V test. I recommend this system for your application.

Dr. Fuying Song - Professor, Tianjin University

Ruđer Bošković Institute

2015

I found the dealing with Sciencetech quite satisfactory. They have always provided healthy support and kind help. Sciencetech is a solid and reliable supplier of Solar Simulators and Quantum Efficiency Systems and an expert in their field in my opinions and belief.
Dr. Maja Buljan - Ruđer Bošković Institute