A measurement device which enables to determine the optimum angle values and orientations of collectors/cells and which enables to measure both direct radiation and diffuse radiation, essentially includes a main body; a solar cell which generates current from solar energy; an actuation mechanism which is adapted to move the solar cell in horizontal and vertical axis; an upper cover which prevents the sun beams reaching the solar cell by covering the upper part of the main body; a second cover on each one of the lateral walls of the upper cover; a current detector which measures the current generated by the solar cell, a control unit which includes a processing unit adapted to generate angle signals that will move the first motor and second motor and determine the optimum angle values according to current information corresponding to the angle signals and the angle information corresponding to the current information.

One variation of a system for tracking and responding to Sun exposure includes: a housing configured to transiently attach to a port on a first garment; a jack coupled to the housing configured to transiently engage a port on the first garment; a radiation sensor arranged in the housing and configured to detect solar radiation incident on the housing; and a controller configured to: read an identifier of the first garment from the port via the jack; based on the identifier, estimate a skin exposure of a user wearing the first garment; read a solar radiation value from the radiation sensor at a first time; and, based on the solar radiation value and the skin exposure, estimate a solar radiation exposure of the user at the first time.

A system for monitoring ultraviolet (UV) exposure of a wearer. The system comprises a wearable device operable to sense UV radiation levels to which the wearer is exposed, and to transmit UV radiation information. The system further comprises an external computing device in remote communication with the wearable device, operable to receive the UV radiation information from the wearable device and configured to determine the wearer's real-time UV index value and the wearer's daily cumulative percentage of minimal erythema dose based upon the UV radiation information.

Certain aspects pertain to a combination sensor comprising a set of physical sensors facing different directions proximate a structure, and configured to measure solar radiation in different directions. The combination sensor also comprises a virtual facade-aligned sensor configured to determine a combi-sensor value at a facade of the structure based on solar radiation readings from the set of physical sensors.

An automobile antenna assembly including a housing adapted for installation on a roof of an automobile, the housing having a base portion and a fin portion extending from the base portion, a radio antenna disposed within the fin portion, and a photo radiation intensity sensor disposed within the base portion, the photo radiation intensity sensor including a first light detecting element located on a first side of the fin portion and a second light detecting element located on a second side of the fin portion opposite the first side, wherein at least a portion of the base portion is translucent for allowing light to be received by the first and second light detecting elements, the fin portion providing a light barrier between the first light detecting element and the second light detecting element.

A solar spectrum sensor, a consumer device and a method for determining an ambient solar spectrum. The solar spectrum sensor comprises a sensor unit configured for generating respective photo current outputs responsive to different parts of the solar spectrum; a measurement unit configured for measuring the respective photo current outputs from the sensor unit; and a processing unit for determining an average photon energy, APE, value of the solar spectrum from the measured photo current outputs and for determining the solar spectrum based on the determined APE.

The disclosure relates to an apparatus including a UV camera configured for capturing reflected ultraviolet light of the subject and outputting image data, wherein the surface of the subject includes at least one part of an area covered by a sunscreen substance or not covered by the sunscreen substance; a UV detector coupled to the UV camera, for detecting the ambient ultraviolet intensity around the subject; and a supplement light configured to be activated according to the ultraviolet intensity detected by the UV detector.

This disclosure describes an improved method, system and software for determining light (310) and visibility in an area. This includes a method, system and software for determining a region of light (310) in a specified area (320) and to a method, system and software for determining a region of visibility in a specified area (320). This disclosure describes a method for determining and visualising a three dimensional region of light which has a defined non-zero volume through a process referred to as forward projection. The method comprises determining a three dimensional region of light (310) in a specified area such as an apartment (320) that receives light from one or more sources of light (350) based on determining location information (330) of the specified area (320); estimating one or more positions (340) of the respective one or more sources of light (350); and determining one or more light attenuating objects (360).

The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, and a program that perform appropriate exposure control, to thereby enable a desired object to be appropriately imaged.

The present technology includes: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels having different spectral characteristics; and an exposure control unit setting information associated with exposure control on the plurality of pixels depending on specification information for specifying a kind of a measurement target. Alternatively, the present technology includes: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels having different spectral characteristics; and an exposure control unit setting information associated with exposure control on the plurality of pixels on the basis of a predicted output value of each of the plurality of pixels based on a spectral characteristic related to a measurement target. The present technology is applicable to an imaging apparatus which senses vegetation, for example.

Provided is an EV charging station comprising a housing, one storage battery, a substantially flat panel, an array of photovoltaic modules and a control unit. The housing receives electric power from a power grid. The substantially flat panel is attached to the housing. The array of photovoltaic modules are affixed to the flat panel and converts solar energy from sun light into electrical energy, and transfer the electrical energy to the storage battery in the housing. The control unit receives a first signal indicating the power grid is overloaded and not available to the EV charging station; in response to receiving the first signal, determining whether the storage battery is charged; and in response to the determination that the storage battery is charged, switching the EV charging station to a charge mode where the storage battery is used, instead of the power grid, to charge an EV.