Regional Test cum Technology Back-up Center for Solar Thermal Devices

A solar thermal test facility centre has been established at NIT Silchar. The project is being sanctioned by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE), vide letter no. 7/2/2012-13/ST, dated 26th March 2013.

The Center has been established with a goal of providing performance testing facility to R&D organizations as well as users, promoters, designers, manufacturers, and distributors of large scale concentrating solar thermal systems, low cost solar air heaters, concentrating PV systems, traditional PV modules, and flat plate solar thermal collectors and to act as a testing centre for Bureau of Indian Standards for these devices.

Monumental progress has been achieved so far with the procurement of major equipments for establishing the test centre.These include Solar pyrometer with shading ring for measuring diffuse radiation, Solar Pyranometer for global radiation and PT 1000 type fluid temperature sensor, speed sensor and data logger to record measurements (ambient temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, on/off, open/closed, voltage, pressure) over time. 5-7 local entrepreneurs have been identified to whom necessary training will be provided for manufacturing solar Hot Water Systems.

Once the centre is fully established it will be the first solar RTC center of the entire northeast India with the MNRE and NABL accrediation.
In the long run,this solar thermal test centre will serve major technical back up services to entrepreneurs, manufacturers on aspect of fabrication, monitoring, installation and system engineering for the entire northeast delivering timely, accurate, high-quality testing results, driven by professionalism as well as customer service.