(SSES-S) Shutter for Small Series Solar Simulators

An arc lamp is not designed to be frequently turned off and on and doing so will dramatically lower its service life. In addition, each time it is turned on it requires the power supply to ignite it with a 20,000V+ spark. The best option for performing exposure testing is to integrate an electronic shutter system inside the beam homogenizer. The electronic shutter is computer controlled with an activation time of <150ms. Software for the shutter controller is included with this item. The standard shutter controller connects to a computer via RS232. RS232-USB converters are available and work with this product. In addition to computer control, the shutter can be controlled via an interface on the power supply.

This shutter can be used with any mid-ranged powered light source and can effectivley block a 3" diameter beam. See the brochure information for a mounting pattern.

The shutter can also be controlled through Sciencetech's touch screen power supplies, including automated opening and closing of the shutter as well as preprogrammed exposure times. Ask your authorized Sciencetech technical sales staff member if you are uncertain whether your system includes one of our new power supplies.

Please note that leaving the shutter closed for extremely long periods of time while the arc lamp is on may cause damage to the motorized components.