{"id":453,"date":"2021-04-14T03:54:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T03:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osramnlighting.com\/?p=453"},"modified":"2021-11-09T09:33:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T09:33:17","slug":"osram-hmi-lamps-for-solar-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osramnlighting.com\/osram-hmi-lamps-for-solar-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"OSRAM HMI\u00ae 4000 W\/DXS SOLAR for Solar Simulation in Automotive Testing Laboratories"},"content":{"rendered":"

For over 50 years, OSRAM HMI lamps<\/a> have been meeting the toughest demands of the film and TV industry. HMI lamps simulate a daylight colour temperature of 6000K and have excellent colour rendering and photometric integrity throughout their life.<\/p>\n

OSRAM received an OSCAR\u00ae in 1987 and a PRIMETIME EMMY\u00ae Engineering award in 2007 for the invention and continuous improvement of HMI lamp technology. As a result, the HMI lamp family continues to be an integral part of film sets around the world.<\/p>\n

However, another one of the major applications of OSRAM HMI\u00ae 4000 W\/DXS is in solar simulation, specifically in automotive testing laboratories. Solar radiation causes numerous unwanted effects on materials exposed for extended periods. These changes range from aesthetics (like fading colours) to structural changes (increase in brittleness and the loss of various strengths).<\/p>\n

Solar simulation testing is used to simulate the spectra of natural sunlight to help determine how a material will react when exposed to sunlight over a period of time. A solar simulator is also known as an artificial sun as it is a device that provides illumination which is as close to the natural light as possible.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the solar simulator is to provide a controllable indoor test facility under laboratory conditions, used for the testing of solar cells, sunscreen, plastics, and other materials and devices.<\/p>\n

The OSRAM HMI\u00ae 4000 W\/DXS SOLAR is a double-ended metal halide lamp. Its funnel-shaped burner is specially designed for super quiet operation on electronic power supplies which acts as a major support base when we talk about solar Simulation.<\/p>\n

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The HMI\u00ae 4000 W\/DXS SOLAR can be operated either on magnetic ballast (CCG) or on electronic power supplies (ECG). For best performance, we recommend the use of an ECG. Magnetic ballasts can reduce lamp performance and hence, caution is of the best priority in these cases especially when it concerns the Automotive Testing Laboratory or a car manufacturing factory.<\/p>\n