With over 40 years of experience in building solar simulator products for PV applications,Newport Corporation's Oriel® Sol-UV™ take solar simulation into demanding applications in photobiology. The Oriel SOL-UV simulators incorporte a pending design that allow them to be certified to be compliant to FDA CFR Part 201.327, ISO 24444:2010(e) First Edition, and the International SPF Test Method (CTFASA/COLIPA/JCIA/CTFA): May 2006 for Spectral Match. Non-Uniformity of Irradiance is <5% over the entire sampling area. Output power can be varied from10 - 100% of the maximum available solar constant with a unique integrated attenuating device. The Oriel Sol UV simulators uses a black
non-reflective finish to minimize stray light. Safety interlocks prevent inadvertent exposure to UV light. The Oriel Sol-UV simulators rugged design is backed by the Newport Corporation's world wide organization. These large area UV sources use a xenon lamp and proprietary filter to meet, efficiently and reliably, all performance parameters. The result is a cost-effective system designed for laboratory or production environments – all backed by our global service and support network.

W H A T S T A N D A R D S D O E S T H E S O L - U V
S E R I E S C O M P L Y T O ?
FDA: 21 CFR Part 201, Labeling and Effectiveness Testing; Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use. § 201.327(i)(i) SPF test procedure. (1) UV source (solar simulator). (i) Emission spectrum. Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2011 / Rules and Regulations page 35661. ISO: 24444:2010(e), First edition 2010-11-15, Sun protection test methods - In vivo determination of the sun protection factor (SPF), Annex B, Definition of UV solar simulator output. Specifically section B.2.5 Solar simulator and filtration and section B.3.1 UV solar simulator acceptance limits.
COLIPA: International Sun Protection Factor (SPF) Test Method (CTFASA/COLIPA/JCIA/CTFA: May 2006) COLIPA, 223 Rue de la Loi 223/2, Bte 2, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium (www.colipa.com).

S P A T I A L U N I F O R M I T Y O F I R R A D I A N C E
The irradiance uniformity over the work area is important to achieve and maintain. Hot spots can lead to errors in delivered MED. The Sol-UV simulators spatial uniformity performance standard is designed to minimize hot spots and delivers less than 5% non uniformity across the entire work area.
T E M P O R A L S T A B I L I T Y
Temporal stability is also important in minimizing dosage errors. Oriel instruments experience in designing ultra stable power supplies provides that the output light is stable over time in order to ensure that the lamp fluctuations do not impact delivery of the erthemal dose desired. The typical drift over 24hour is less than 2% (Max-Min) / (Max + Min).

Table 1: Sun protection test methods:
In vivo determination of the sun protection factor, ISO 24444:2010

O R I E L S O L - U V S I M U L A T O R K E Y
C O M P O N E N T S
Illuminator Housing
The Sol-UV housing provides a safe enclosure for the lamp. It is equipped
with safety interlock systems to ensure operator and system safety. An
integral fan(s) and filter blower provides forced air-cooling to maintain
optimal lamp, optics and housing temperature.
Xenon Arc Lamp
All Sol-UV model simulators are equipped with a 1600 Watt Xenon arc
lamp with output varied using the integrated variable attenuator aperture
which provides the ability to vary the output from 10- 100% of the
maximum available solar constants.
The combination of lamp and filters produces the characteristic
COLIPA/FDA/ISO compliant output. The filters utilized retains their optical
properties through the life of the lamp. Replacement filters are sold
separately.
Power Supply
The highly regulated power supply provides constant electrical power to the
Xenon lamp. Lamp usage can be monitored in accumulated hours from the
power supply. It is important to replace the lamp at the end of its rated life
to maintain appropriate spectral match. The lamp's output and spectral
match can not be assured with continued use beyond the specified lifetime
(@1000 hours).
M A I N T A I N I N G A N O R I E L S O L - U V
S O L A R S I M U L A T O R
In order to facilitate the measurements and adjustments necessary to
maintain spatial uniformity, Oriel has developed a manual uniformity
measurement tool to allow rapid measurement and determination of
performance. The use of these tools allows you to maintain the
Oriel Sol-UV simulator within stated performance specifications.*
Please contact a Sales Engineer for details.
*Note: the use of these tools does not constitute re-certification of the system. For re-certification,
please contact the Oriel service group.
Integrated Shutter
The Oriel Sol-UV Simulator includes a shutter that is a rugged, singleblade
shutter design specified for 1 million cycles. Real-world performance
has exceeded 10 million cycles. The shutter has a minimum exposure time
of 200 ms and can be controlled via a contact closure or logic level input,
or a convenient push-button switch on the illuminator housing.