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Installation and commissioning
Pyranometer KNX PY
• Status: 22.07.2019 • Technical changes reserved. Errors reserved.
2.2. Location
Select an assembly location at the building where sun may be collected by the sensors
unobstructedly. The sensor may not be shaded by the building or for example by trees.
At least 60 cm of clearance must be left all round the device. Concurrently, the prevents
spray (raindrops hitting the device) or snow (snow penetration) from impairing the
measurement. It also does not allow birds to bite it.
Fig. 1
There must be at least 60 cm of space below,
to the sides and in front of the sensor left
from other elements (structures, construction
parts, etc.).
60 cm
Fig. 2
The sensor must be mounted onto a vertical
wall (or pole).
Wall
or
pole
Fig. 3
The sensor must be mounted horizontally in
the lateral direction.
horizontal
