MIDC News
Year of 2022
September 27, 2022
- 13:39 MST: Flatirons M2 EFM is down until further notice. It has been down since 9/24/2022 @ 09:27 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:06 MST: New SRRL PGS-100 Calibration was applied at 14:02 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:43 MST: The SRRL BMS Direct RG780 NIP and Direct Quantum (PAR) LI-190 were calibrated on 30-Aug-2022. Data logger was updated with new factors @ 15:39 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 08:52 MST: The SRRL ASI-16 Sky Imager is operation as of 15:50 MST yesterday. The camera firmware was upgraded. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:49 MST: The SRRL PGS-100 Direct Normal Spectroradiometer was calibrated on 30-Aug-2022. The new calibration will be applied on the next sunny day. -Afshin Andreas
- 16:16 MST: The SRRL EKO ASI-16 Sky Imager is down until further notice. The YES TSI-880 can be used instead. -Afshin Andreas
- 07:35 MST: The Flatirons M2 Direct CHP1 failed last night @ 23:08 MST. Irradiance is reading missing. Problem unknown and it may not be repaired for awhile. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:55 MST: SRRL BMS August 20 & 21 primary broadband direct and diffuse measurements were repaired, this includes: Direct CHP1 (both), sNIP, & NIP and Diffuse CM22 (both), SR25, & 8-48. -Afshin Andreas
- 08:24 MST: SRRL BMS Middle Sci-Tec tracker was repaired at 08:03 MST today. Data for primary broadband sensors will be repaired sometime in the next two months. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:42 MST: SRRL BMS South Sci-Tec was repaired at 11:15 MST today. SRRL BMS Middle Sci-Tec is still down, this affects the following: Diffuse SR25, Diffuse CM22 #1, Shaded CG4; Direct LI-201, Direct LI-190, Direct CHP1 #2, Direct NIP, Direct DR02, Direct RG780 and Photometer TWC. Automatic substitution for the Diffuse CM22 #1 & SR25 and Direct CHP1 #2 was enabled at 14:33 MST today at the data logger using redundant radiometers. -Afshin Andreas
- 08:15 MST: The SRRL BMS Middle Sci-Tec tracker collided with the failed South Sci-Tec tracker during "sunset rewind" last night. On-Site SRRL staff for repairs is limited. Broadband data will later be reconstructed with the shadowband 8-48 and calculated DNI. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:08 MST: The SRRL BMS South Sci-Tec tracker failed @ 11:56 MST today, this affects the following: Diffuse 8-48, Diffuse CM22 #2, Shaded PIR; Direct MS-57, Direct sNIP, Direct CUVA2, Direct CUVB2, Direct CHP1 #1, Direct TUVR. Automatic substitution for the Diffuse CM22 #2 & 8-48 and Direct CHP1 #1 was enabled at 13:07 MST at the data logger using redundant radiometers. -Afshin Andreas
- 12:18 MST: All SRRL BMS Direct Normal Shortwave Radiometers were calibrated in BORCAL SW 2021-02 (via signal patching), this includes: CHP1 #1, CHP1 #2, sNIP, NIP, DR02, MS-57, LI-201. Logger was updated with new calibration factors at 12:55 MST on July 22. -Afshin Andreas
- 10:51 MST: The SRRL BMS upwelling pyranometers (CMP11, CM3, LI200) were swapped out between 10:35 to 10:42 MST today with radiometers calibrated in BORCAL 2022-03 & 04. Factors were updated today in logger @ 10:36 MST (CM3; LI200) & 10:41 MST (CMP11). -Afshin Andreas
- 14:39 MST: The SRRL BMS 40-South pyranometers (CMP22, SPLite2, LI200R) were swapped out between 14:21 to 14:25 MST today with radiometers calibrated in BORCAL 2022-02. Factors were updated in logger @ 14:23 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 11:17 MST: All SRRL BMS Global Horizontal Shortwave Radiometers were calibrated in BORCAL SW 2021-02 (via signal patching), this includes: CMP22 (vent), CMP22 #1, CMP22 #2, CMP11, CM6b, CM3, SR25, MS-80, MS-802, MS-410, MS-602, SPP, PSP, GPP, SP-510, TSP-700, SP-Lite2, ML-01, LI-200R, LI-200, SP-110. Logger was updated with new calibration factors (Z@45) at 10:43 MST today (10:46 MST for CFvsZ for PSP). -Afshin Andreas
- 08:50 MST: All SRRL BMS Diffuse radiometers (CM22 #1, CM22 #2, SR25, 8-48, SB 8-48) were swapped out between approx. 15:30 and 16:04 MST yesterday with instruments calibrated in BORCAL 2022-02. With the exception of the SB 8-48, no data loss occurred because automatic substation was enabled with radiometers that were not being swapped at that particular moment. Logger was updated with new factors at 15:50 MST yesterday. -Afshin Andreas
- 08:13 MST: The SRRL BMS 1-Axis pyranometers (CMP22, SPLite2, LI200R) were swapped out between 13:54 to 14:00 MST yesterday with radiometers calibrated in BORCAL 2022-04. Factors for both 1-Axis and 2-Axis (same models), were updated in logger @ 13:57 MST yesterday (2-Axis were already swapped out on June 24 with radiometers calibrated in BORCAL 2022-03). -Afshin Andreas
- 09:38 MST: May through June 2022 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been generated. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:41 MST: The SRRL BMS Pressure Transducer was swapped out with a calibrated sensor at 15:30 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:39 MST: All SRRL BMS Direct Normal UV Radiometers were calibrated today. New factors were entered into logger today @ 13:49 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 11:15 MST: March through April 2022 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been generated. Note: TMY3 data is obsolete and will no longer be generated. -Afshin Andreas
- 16:44 MST: A SRRL BMS Recommended Measurements page has been created to help users, since BMS has so many redundant measurements. -Afshin Andreas
- 10:27 MST: The SRRL BMS 2-Axis (global normal) pyranometers (CMP22, SPLite2, LI200R) were swapped out between 10:04 to 10:08 MST today, factors updated in logger @ 10:06 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 07:35 MST: SRRL BMS South Sci-Tec was restored at 07:17 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 17:42 MST: The SRRL BMS South Sci-Tec tracker failed @ 16:53 MST today, this affects the following: Diffuse 8-48, Diffuse CM22 #2, Shaded PIR; Direct MS-57, Direct sNIP, Direct CUVA2, Direct CUVB2, Direct CHP1 #1, Direct TUVR. Automatic substitution for the Diffuse CM22 #2 & 8-48 and Direct CHP1 #1 has been enabled at the data logger using redundant radiometers. -Afshin Andreas
- 09:48 MST: The SRRL BMS 1-Axis pyranometers (CMP22, SPLite2, LI200R) were swapped out between 9:05 to 9:12 MST today, factors updated in logger @ 9:09 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:19 MST: SRRL BMS Quantum (PAR) sensors (global and upwelling) and the Global 40-South CUV4 radiometer were calibrated today. New factors were entered into loggers today @ 15:15 MST -Afshin Andreas
- 11:48 MST: All SRRL BMS Global Horiz UV Radiometers were calibrated on 4/30/2022. New factors were entered into logger today @ 9:49 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:42 MST: The SRRL Global 1-Axis WISER Spectroradiometer System was shutdown today and relocated to a Global 40-South position on a new rack on the south patio at 12:47 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 11:28 MST: A simple weather station on the NREL ESIF roof was added to MIDC on April 8, 2022. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:22 MST: The AIM API was updated on 10-Dec-2021 to support XML (in addition to CSV). The AIM API documentation page was updated today to reflect that change. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:33 MST: January through February 2022 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been generated. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:10 MST: December 2021 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been posted. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:32 MST: The solar tracker at Flatirons M2 was replaced with a new SOLYS-GD on January 28 at 15:00 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:07 MST: The solar tracker at Flatirons M2 failed on 12/30/2021 at 12:38 MST during high winds. Direct and Diffuse data should not be used until tracker is repaired. -Afshin Andreas
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