• DocumentCode
    3269307
  • Title

    Analog CMOS photosensitive array for solar illumination monitoring

  • Author

    Venier, P. ; Landolt, O. ; Debergh, P. ; Arreguit, X.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre Suisse d´Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Neuchatel, Switzerland
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    10-10 Feb. 1996
  • Firstpage
    96
  • Lastpage
    97
  • Abstract
    This analog chip, used in conjunction with a dedicated optical front-end, delivers azimuth, elevation and intensity of the sun as three independent continuous signals. This eliminates external processing, and eases implementation of the sensor in a system.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; arrays; atmospheric measuring apparatus; integrated optoelectronics; photodetectors; solar radiation; sunlight; analog CMOS photosensitive array; optical front-end; solar illumination monitoring; Azimuth; Gravity; Lighting; Monitoring; Optical arrays; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Photoconductivity; Sun;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1996. Digest of Technical Papers. 42nd ISSCC., 1996 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0193-6530
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3136-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSCC.1996.488529
  • Filename
    488529