4 FAQs about Solar glass reflectivity standard

What is solar reflectivity?

The phenomenon in which light is reflected off exterior cladding materials back into the environment is called Solar Reflectivity. We must remember that “sunlight” is comprised of different components, ultraviolet (UV), visible light and near infrared, refer to Figure 2.

How is solar-weighted reflectance calculated?

Solar-weighted reflectance Solar weighting of the reflectance parameters is calculated with the currently valid standard solar spectrum ASTM G173 for direct irradiance and the appropriate Air Mass (i.e. for Europe and USA it is AM 1.5). Solar weighting is performed according to the equations provided in chapter 7 and Annex B .

What is solar reflectance?

Solar reflectance refers to the fraction of solar energy that is reflected by a surface. It is a dimensionless quantity that ranges in value from 0 to 1, for which a value of 0 indicates no reflection (complete absorption of solar energy), and a value of 1 indicates total reflection.

How is solar reflectance quantified?

In solar applications, reflectance is best quantified in terms of solar-weighted reflectance, since not all parts of the solar spectrum have equal amounts of energy. So weighting a reflector's spectral reflectance according to the energy content of the solar spectrum is proper.

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