Fan Aspirated Solar Radiation Shield

Davis vp2 fan aspirated radiation shield.

Fan aspirated solar radiation shield.

Add the benefits of fan aspiration to your wireless or cabled vantage pro2 or pro2 plus. Meteoshield pro s 95 confidence interval is far superior to any other solar radiation shield or screen including stevenson and fan aspirated radiation shields and shelters. The fan aspirated radiation shield combines active and passive aspiration to minimize the effects of radiation. We have multi plate radiation shield both naturally aspirated and fan aspirated solar radiation shield.

Specifications for this item. Fan aspirated radiation shield installation instructions addendum for vantage pro2 and vantage pro2 plus the vantage pro2 integrated sensor suite iss with the fan aspirated radiation shield uses a combination of fan aspiration and shielding to minimize temperature measurement errors due to the effects of solar radiation. Accuracy is not affected by shield contamination. A solar powered fan operates during the day and then shuts down at night when the effects of radiation are less keeping the sensors cool and accurate.

There is no backup battery required. New 5 from 1 175 00 12 99 shipping. Comparison was performed by an independent researcher in italy concluding that the davis fan aspirated radiation shield provided no benefit over the naturally aspirated helical meteoshield. Cable is shielded twisted pair wire with a tpr jacket for high water resistance uv stability and flexibility in cold conditions.

Solar radiation shields permit the measurement of air temperature in the presence of bright sun without allowing the sun to warm the thermometer which would give a falsely high measurement of air temperature. The benefit is even more pronounced in rainy conditions. Davis instruments 6163 vantage pro2 plus wireless weather station with uv sensor solar radiation sensor and 24 hr fan aspirated radiation shield 4 6 out of 5 stars 29 ratings 33 answered questions available from these sellers. Aspirated radiation shields feature an ip68 marine grade stainless steel cable connector located on the fan optional for temperature sensors to simplify sensor removal for maintenance and recalibration.

In fact for higher reliability and lower maintenance applications helical radiation shield wins. Solar powered fan runs during the day. Shields come in naturally ventilated or aspirated versions and fan aspirated versions. Stability for climate research.