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Solar Radiation Sensor Mounts
1. Introduction
The CM225, CM255, CM256, CM261, CM275, and 015ARM solar radiation
sensor mounts (FIGURE
) are designed to be mounted on a mast, crossarm,
or pole. The mounting holes on the top plate allow a wide variety of sensors to
be mounted. The CM256, CM261, and CM275 have four different mounting
plate options to allow a larger number of sensors to use the mount. In addition,
the CM261 has three torque tube mounting options.
The CM226 is designed to mount on a mast, crossarm, or pole up to 5 cm (2 in)
diameter. This mount includes the leveling base required by smaller sensors
such as the Apogee CS301.
The CM225 is designed to be mounted either horizontally to a crossarm or
vertically to a mast or a pole to keep the mounting plate level. The CM255 and
CM256 can also be mounted horizontally or vertically, but include a 90°
adjustment. This allows the mount to be positioned at different angles, as
shown in FIGURE
. The CM261 is designed specifically for securing a
pyranometer near the end cap of an ATI or NexTracker torque tube. It can also
be used with any other 12.7 cm (5 in) diameter tube. The CM275 is a universal
solar albedo mounting stand to mount any downwelling/upwelling combination
of pyranometer, ventilation unit, reference cell, or spectral radiometer. The
015ARM mounts to a vertical mast or tripod.
FIGURE 1-1. Pyranometer mounting brackets
015ARM
CM225
CM255
CM256
CM261
CM275
