JP2011145274A - Photometric device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photometric device capable of measuring more easily and quickly optical properties, such as chromaticity, illuminance, color rendering properties, wavelength, and power of light source, from measuring-targeted light sources, such as fluorescent lamps, electric bulbs and LED elements. <P>SOLUTION: Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each optical sensors S1 to Sn, a calculator 102, which multiplies weighting coefficients to the signal of each optical sensors S1 to Sn to sum up, measures chromaticity of the measuring-targeted light source regarding the spectral sensitivity characteristics of the photometric device as output characteristic approximated to color-matching function by multiplying weighting factor of a first group, and also measures chromaticity of the measuring-targeted light source and a reference light source by matching the spectral sensitivity characteristics of the photometric device multiplied by weighting factor of a second group to a product of spectral radiance factor of test color of the color rendering properties measurement and a color matching function to measure the color rendering properties of the measuring-targeted light. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a photometric device that measures chromaticity, illuminance, color rendering, wavelength, power, and the like of a fluorescent lamp, light bulb, LED illumination, LED element, LD, LCD (liquid crystal display), and the like as a light source.

  Conventionally, various devices have been proposed as photometric devices that measure the characteristics of light from a measurement target light source such as a fluorescent lamp, a light bulb, and an LED element.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a color measuring device including a diffusion plate that diffuses incident light, and a photosensor that includes a composite optical filter and a photodiode. In this color measuring device, incident light is diffused by a diffusion plate and irradiated to a plurality of optical sensors. Each optical sensor has a different spectral sensitivity characteristic. A sensor having an output characteristic approximate to the color matching function (x, y, z) defined by the International Commission on Illumination (abbreviated as CIE) is realized by multiplying each spectral sensitivity characteristic by an appropriate coefficient. .

  Therefore, the color measuring device of Patent Document 1 can measure the chromaticity, illuminance, and the like of incident light based on the output values of the obtained approximate color matching functions (x, y, z).

  Patent Document 2 discloses a photometric device including a measurement unit that measures measurement light emitted from an integrating sphere. In the light measurement unit of this photometric device, the measurement light is limited by a slit, converted into parallel light by a lens system, passed through a transmission type diffraction grating, and irradiated to a photoelectric conversion means having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. In the subsequent processing, the characteristics of the measurement light can be measured based on the output value of the approximate color matching function (x, y, z) obtained in the same manner as in Patent Document 1.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 14, the color rendering property evaluation method of the light source prescribed | regulated to Japanese Industrial Standard JISZ8726 performed conventionally is demonstrated.

Step (1):
With respect to the light source to be measured, the spectral characteristics are measured in 5 nm steps in the range of 380 to 780 nm, and generally measured by a measuring instrument called a polychromator that combines a diffraction grating and a line sensor.

Step (2):
The tristimulus values (X, Y, Z) shown in the following formula 1 are obtained using the color matching function defined by the International Commission on Illumination (abbreviated as CIE), and then the chromaticity of the measurement target light source shown in the following formula 2 ( u, v) is calculated.

Step (3):
Using the chromaticity (u, v) obtained in the above step (2), the correlated color temperature (° K) is obtained according to Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 8725.

Step (4):
The spectral spectrum of the reference light source is determined from the correlated color temperature obtained in step (3).

Step (5):
Using the spectrum of step (4), the chromaticity (u, v) of the reference light source is obtained in the same manner as in step (2).

Step (6):
"Spectral characteristics of the light source to be measured" measured in step (1) or "Spectral characteristics of the reference light source" determined in step (4) and spectral emission of the test color specified in Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 8726 Using the luminance rate, the chromaticity of the test color when the test color is illuminated with the measurement target light source or the reference light source is obtained.

Step (7), (8), (9):
Step (7) (color adaptation correction), step (8) (conversion to uniform chromaticity space), and step (9) (calculation of color rendering evaluation) after step (6) are in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 8726. Follow the prescribed method.

  As described above, in the conventional method for evaluating the color rendering properties of a light source, an expensive and large spectroscopic spectrum is required to measure the spectral characteristics of the light source to be measured in the range of 380 to 780 nm in the step (1). A photometer, such as a polychromator, is required.

  Therefore, if the photometric devices shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are used, the spectral characteristics of the light source to be measured in Step (1) can be measured very efficiently and obtained in Steps (2) to (5). The tristimulus values X, Y, Z, and chromaticities u, v that have been obtained can be obtained efficiently.

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  However, even when a spectrophotometer or polychromator is used, when determining the chromaticity of the test color when the test color is illuminated with the measurement target light or the reference light in step (6) above, Using the spectral radiance factor of the test color defined in the industry standard JIS Z 8726, it is necessary to calculate Equation 4 above. This operation is complicated.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a photometric device that measures the characteristics of light from a measurement target light source such as a fluorescent lamp, a light bulb, and an LED element in a simpler and quicker manner, for example, the color rendering of the light source as described above.

  An object of the present invention is to measure the characteristics of light from a measurement target light source such as a fluorescent lamp, a light bulb, and an LED element, for example, chromaticity, illuminance, color rendering, wavelength, power, etc. of the light source more easily and quickly. It is providing the photometry apparatus which can be used.

The above object is achieved by a photometric device according to the present invention. In summary, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an incident opening for receiving light from the measurement target light source, a diffusion optical system for diffusing the incident light, and an exit opening for emitting the diffused light. In the photometric device
A light detection unit in which a plurality of photosensors having different spectral sensitivity characteristics, each having a limited sensitivity wavelength region, are arranged in the vicinity of the exit aperture, and
Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each photosensor, an arithmetic unit that multiplies the signals of each photosensor by a weighting coefficient and adds them,
A storage unit storing the weighting coefficients of a plurality of different types of sets;
And the arithmetic unit uses the predetermined weighting coefficient stored in the storage unit to change the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device to a predetermined spectral sensitivity characteristic, and measures the characteristics of the light source. Is provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in a photometric device having an incident opening through which light from a light source to be measured enters, a diffusion optical system that diffuses incident light, and an output opening through which diffused light exits ,
A light detection unit in which a plurality of photosensors having different spectral sensitivity characteristics, each having a limited sensitivity wavelength region, are arranged in the vicinity of the exit aperture, and
Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each photosensor, an arithmetic unit that multiplies the signals of each photosensor by a weighting coefficient and adds them,
A storage unit storing the weighting coefficients of a plurality of different types of sets;
The calculation unit includes:
The spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device is multiplied by a first set of weighting coefficients stored in the storage unit, and the chromaticity of the measurement target light source is measured as an output characteristic approximated to a color matching function,
Spectral sensitivity characteristics of the photometric device are multiplied by a second set of weighting coefficients stored in the storage unit to match the product of the spectral radiance rate and color matching function of the test color of color rendering properties measurement, and the measurement object Measure the chromaticity of the light source,
A photometric device is provided that measures the color rendering properties of the light source to be measured.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in a photometric device having an incident aperture through which light from a light source to be measured enters, a diffusion optical system that diffuses incident light, and an output aperture through which diffused light exits ,
A light detection unit in which a plurality of photosensors having different spectral sensitivity characteristics, each having a limited sensitivity wavelength region, are arranged in the vicinity of the exit aperture, and
Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each photosensor, an arithmetic unit that multiplies the signals of each photosensor by a weighting coefficient and adds them,
A storage unit storing the weighting coefficients of a plurality of different types of sets;
The calculation unit includes:
The spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device is multiplied by a predetermined set of weighting coefficients stored in the storage unit to match the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the solar cell, and the amount of solar radiation that is the measurement target light source is measured. A photometric device is provided.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in a photometric device having an incident opening through which light from a light source to be measured enters, a diffusing optical system that diffuses incident light, and an exit opening through which diffused light exits ,
A light detection unit in which a plurality of photosensors having different spectral sensitivity characteristics, each having a limited sensitivity wavelength region, are arranged in the vicinity of the exit aperture, and
Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each photosensor, an arithmetic unit that multiplies the signals of each photosensor by a weighting coefficient and adds them,
A storage unit storing the weighting coefficients of a plurality of different types of sets;
The calculation unit includes:
The spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device is matched with the spectral sensitivity characteristic of light absorbed by chlorophyll or phytochrome by multiplying a predetermined set of weighting factors stored in the storage unit, and the characteristic of the light source to be measured is measured. A featured photometric device is provided.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the optical sensor includes a linear variable filter and a photoelectric conversion element array.

  According to another embodiment of the present invention, the diffusion optical system includes an integrating sphere, and includes a diffusion transmission plate at the incident opening.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the integrating sphere uses a fluororesin solid block to produce an integrating sphere block having a spherical interior, and the outer periphery of the integrating sphere block is: Except for the entrance opening and the exit opening, it is surrounded by a reflector.

  According to the present invention, for example, chromaticity, illuminance, color rendering properties, wavelength, power, and the like of a light source can be measured more simply and quickly.

It is a schematic block diagram of one Example of the photometry apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the relative spectral sensitivity by a photoelectric conversion element row | line | column. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the photometry apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the photometry apparatus based on this invention shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the incident angle of the to-be-tested light in a conventional apparatus, and intensity distribution on each photoelectric conversion element. It is a figure which shows the incident angle of the to-be-tested light in the photometry apparatus which concerns on this invention, and intensity distribution on each photoelectric conversion element. It is a schematic block diagram of the other Example of the photometry apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the other Example of the photometry apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the other Example of the photometry apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the other Example of the photometry apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the other Example of the photometry apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows a color matching function. It is a figure which shows a color matching function and an approximate color matching function. It is process drawing explaining the color rendering property evaluation method of a light source. It is a figure explaining the product of a color matching function and the spectral radiance factor of a test color. It is a figure which shows the approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic of one photovoltaic cell set to the photometry apparatus. It is a figure which shows the approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic of the other photovoltaic cell set to the photometry apparatus. It is a figure which shows the approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic of the chlorophyll of one plant set to the photometry apparatus. It is a figure which shows the approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic of the phytochrome of one plant set to the photometry apparatus.

  Hereinafter, the photometric device according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

Example 1
First, an overall configuration example of the photometric device 1 according to the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a photometric device 1 according to the present invention.

  According to the present embodiment, the photometric device 1 includes an integrating sphere 2 as a diffusion optical system. The integrating sphere 2 has a hollow hollow 20 inside, and the spherical surface (inner surface) 21 of the hollow 20 is provided with a diffuse reflection coating and has a diffuse reflection film or a diffuse reflection layer. The film or the reflective layer is formed by filling or spraying a coating agent such as barium sulfate.

  Further, the integrating sphere 2 is formed of a solid block of an appropriately sintered fluororesin such as, for example, polytetrafluoroethylene, polychlorotrifluorinated ethylene, polychlorofluorinated ethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl fluoride, or the like. You can also.

  In the present embodiment, the integrating sphere 2 is diffused by the incident opening 22 where the light from the measurement target light source 100 enters at the left side thereof and the inner wall surface 21 of the integrating sphere 2 at the lower side of the integrating sphere 2. It has a detection part opening from which light is emitted to the light detection part 3, that is, an emission opening part 23.

  An example of specific dimensions, shapes, and materials of the integrating sphere 2 in the present embodiment is as follows.

  In this example, the integrating sphere 2 was made of a fluororesin, particularly a solid block of PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), and the diameter (D) of the hollow spherical surface 21 was 60 mm. The entrance opening 22 has a diameter (d1) of 20 mm, and the exit opening 23 has a diameter (d2) of 13 mm.

  In the present invention, the integrating sphere 2 is not limited to the above dimensions, shape, and material. However, according to the general recommended conditions, it has been found that the integrating sphere 2 can exhibit good performance by satisfying the following conditions.

That is, in this embodiment, the total surface area of the spherical surface (inner wall surface) 21 having the diameter D in the integrating sphere 2 is A, the opening area of the incident portion opening 22 is A1, and the opening area of the detecting portion opening 23 is. When A2
A1 + A2 ≦ A × 5%
It is good to satisfy.

  In the photometric device 1 of the present embodiment, the light detection unit 3 is disposed outside the integrating sphere 2 and in the vicinity of the exit opening 23. The light detection unit 3 is arranged adjacent to the spectroscopic unit 31 for dispersing the diffused light from the integrating sphere 2 and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (photodiodes) on which the light split by the spectroscopic unit 31 is incident. ) S1, S2,... Sn, a photoelectric conversion element array 32. The spectroscopic means 31 and the photoelectric conversion element array 32 constitute an optical sensor (that is, a photodetector) 3A.

According to the photometric device 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the diffusion optical system is the integrating sphere 2. Therefore, as will be described later, the incident angle (θ) from the measurement target light source 100 that enters the integrating sphere 2 (see FIG. 4), the spectroscopic means 31 and the photoelectric conversion element array 32 are used as long as they do not change extremely.
There is little change in the incident angle distribution and the amount of light.

  According to the present embodiment, the spectroscopic means 31 is a linear variable filter (hereinafter referred to as “LVF”).

  The LVF is a member in which the center wavelength of the bandpass filter continuously changes depending on the position. Therefore, only one type of filter needs to be manufactured, and the pasting operation to the photoelectric conversion element array as in the conventional interference filter array is performed. I don't need it. In addition, since the center wavelength of the bandpass continuously changes, the influence of the positional deviation is smaller than that of the interference filter.

  In LVF, the half width of the transmission spectrum is proportional to the center wavelength. For example, it is 1 to 2% of the center wavelength. Considering characteristics from 400 to 800 nm, the half width is 40 nm (1% of the center wavelength) near 400 nm, and the half width is 80 nm near 800 nm. That is, the half-value width is narrow near 400 to 500 nm, and the half-value width can be widened after 500 nm. The photoelectric conversion element arrays 32 may be evenly spaced.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, conventionally used slits and optical fibers are not used. Therefore, according to the photometric device 1 of the present embodiment, the light beam entering the spectroscopic means 31 from the exit opening 23 is not limited, and the sensitivity of the light detection unit 3 can be increased.

  In the present embodiment, a linear variable filter manufactured by JDSU, USA, having a wavelength range of 380 nm to 720 nm was used as the LVF as the spectroscopic means 31. The distance (L) from the emission opening 23 to the LVF 31 was 10 mm, and the photoelectric conversion element array 32 was disposed in close contact with the LVF 31 at 1 mm or less.

  In the present embodiment, the photoelectric conversion element array 32 is a photodiode array including 16 photoelectric conversion elements (photodiodes) S1, S2,... S16. In other words, in this embodiment, the photodiode array 32 having 16 photoelectric conversion elements (photodiodes) S1, S2,... S16 causes peaks at a 20 nm pitch from 380 nm to 720 nm as shown in FIG. The 16 received light signals S1 (λ), S2 (λ),... S16 (λ) are obtained as measured values. Note that the number of photoelectric conversion elements S is not limited to 16, and may be other than that if desired.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the electrical configuration of the photometric device 1 in the present embodiment.

  According to the present embodiment, the A / D conversion converts the received light signal from the photoelectric conversion element array 32 including 16 (n = 16) photodiodes (photoelectric conversion elements) S1, S2,... S16 into a digital value. And a control means (CPU) 102 for receiving the light reception signal converted by the A / D converter 101. In addition, a storage means described later in detail, that is, a RAM 103 and a ROM 104 are provided.

  As described above, according to the photometric device 1 of the present embodiment, no slit or optical fiber is used. Therefore, the luminous flux incident on the spectroscopic means 31 is not limited, and the sensitivity of the measuring apparatus 1 can be increased. This is particularly important in a photometric device using an integrating sphere.

  In other words, in general, a photometric device using an integrating sphere has a large light amount attenuation compared to the case of directly detecting light, and increasing the sensitivity of the measuring device is extremely important for improving measurement accuracy. .

  The photometric device 1 of the present embodiment is characterized in that the diffuse transmission plate 4 is installed in the incident opening 22. Below, the structure which has the diffuse transmission board 4 which is the characterizing part of a present Example is demonstrated.

  When the integrating sphere 2 is used as the diffusion optical system in the photometric device 1, the polarization of the light under test, the beam intensity distribution, the incident angle, etc. are averaged, unlike the case where the direct light from the measurement target light source 100 is detected. After being made uniform, the light detector 3A including the photoelectric conversion element array 32 is irradiated.

  As a result, incident position dependency, incident angle dependency, polarization dependency, and the like, which are measurement error factors of the photodetector 3A, are reduced, and higher-precision measurement is possible.

  However, even when the integrating sphere 2 is used, when the incident angle (θ) of the light under test incident on the integrating sphere 2 changes extremely as shown in FIG. When the angle changes to 10 ° or more, the light distribution is biased.

  Therefore, a photodetector using a linear variable filter, a bandpass filter array, a diffraction grating, or a dichroic mirror array, which is a so-called spectroscopic means having an incident angle dependency, which is conventionally used as the spectroscopic means 31. 3A, in the case where the light receiving element 32 is composed of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements S1, S2,... The light quantity on photoelectric conversion element S1, S2, ... Sn changes, and a measured value changes.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the diffusion transmission plate 4 is fixed to the integrating sphere 2 by the fixing member 41 so as to cover the entire area of the incident opening 22. As the diffusing and transmitting plate 4, an opal type diffusing plate manufactured by Sigma Koki Co., Ltd. is preferably used.

  The diffusing and transmitting plate 4 can be installed at any position in the incident opening 22 having a diameter d1 as indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. In this case, the installation position of the diffuse transmission plate 4 is preferably a position adjacent to the inner wall surface 21 of the integrating sphere 2.

  5 shows the incident angle (θ) of the light under test and the 16 photoelectric conversion elements S1, S2,... S16 constituting the photoelectric conversion element array 32 when the diffuse transmission plate 4 is not used. It is a figure which shows the relationship with intensity distribution. 6 shows the incident angle (θ) of the light to be tested and the photoelectric conversion elements S1, S2,... S16 constituting the photoelectric conversion element array 32 when the diffuse transmission plate 4 is used according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows the relationship with intensity distribution.

  From FIG. 5, when there is no diffuse transmission plate 4 in the light incident opening 22 of the integrating sphere 2, when the angle (θ) of the light beam incident on the integrating sphere 2 changes, each photoelectric conversion element S1, which has a different transmission wavelength, It can be seen that the amount of light applied to S2,... S16 varies depending on the incident angle.

  On the other hand, as can be seen from FIG. 6, in the photometric device 1 configured according to the present embodiment, the diffuse transmission plate 4 is fixed to the light incident opening 22 of the integrating sphere 2 to be incident on the integrating sphere 2. Even when the light to be tested is diffused and incident, and the incident angle (θ) of the light to be tested changes, the distribution of the light beam applied to each photoelectric conversion element having a different transmission wavelength is uniform and uniform.

  Therefore, according to the photometric device 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to measure the power and chromaticity of the light under test with high accuracy even if the incident angle θ of the light under test changes.

Example 2
Next, a second embodiment of the photometric device 1 of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the overall configuration of the photometric device 1 is the same as that of the photometric device of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, except that the photodetector 3 </ b> A composed of the spectroscopic means 31 and the photoelectric conversion element array 32. Different in configuration. Therefore, for the entire configuration of the photometric device, the description of the first embodiment is used, and the description thereof is omitted here. Below, LVF which is the characteristic part of a present Example is demonstrated.

  As described in the first embodiment, by using the LVF, the half-value width is narrow near 400 to 500 nm, and the half-value width can be widened after 500 nm. Each photoelectric conversion element in the photoelectric conversion element array 32 S1, S2,... Sn can be equally spaced.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, by using the LVF whose rate of change of the center wavelength changes as the spectroscopic means 31, the detection by the photodetector 3A comprising the filter (LVF) 31 and the photoelectric conversion element array 32 is performed at the center wavelength pitch. However, it is possible to minimize the number of photosensors composed of filters and photoelectric conversion elements by designing narrowly in the vicinity of 400 to 500 nm, and widely after 500 nm, and to approximate the color matching function with a small number of photosensors. It is possible to improve.

Example 3
FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the photometric device 1 of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the entire configuration of the photometric device 1 and the integrating sphere 2 are the same as the photometric device 1 and the integrating sphere 2 of the first embodiment, but only the configuration of the light detection unit 3 is different. Therefore, about the whole structure of the integrating sphere 2 and the photometry apparatus 1, the same reference number is attached | subjected to the member which makes the same structure and function, description of Example 1 is used, and description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the light detection unit 3 of the present embodiment, the diffused light from the integrating sphere 2 is collimated through the slit 33 and the lens 34 and then irradiated to the photodetector 3A. The photodetector 3 </ b> A includes, for example, a spectroscopic unit 31 that is a diffraction grating and the like, and a photoelectric conversion element array 32 that is adjacent to the spectroscopic unit 31 and into which the light split by the spectroscopic unit 31 is incident.

  Also in such a photometric device 1, the integrating sphere 2 described in the first embodiment is extremely effective, and can achieve the same effects as the first embodiment.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the light detection unit 3 can use a bandpass filter array or a dichroic mirror array, which is a spectroscopic unit having incident angle dependency, as the spectroscopic unit 31. Also in this case, the integrating sphere 2 having the above-described configuration is extremely effective and can achieve the same effect as that of the first embodiment.

Example 4
FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment of the photometric device 1 of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the overall configuration of the photometric device 1 and the light detection unit 3 are the same as those of the photometric device 1 and the light detection unit 3 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, except that the configuration of the integrating sphere 2 is different. Only. Therefore, about the whole structure of the photon detection part 3 and the photometry apparatus 1, the same reference number is attached | subjected to the member which makes the same structure and function, description of Example 1 is used, and description here is abbreviate | omitted. .

  In the present embodiment, the outer periphery of the integrating sphere block 2 </ b> A is surrounded by the reflector 5 except for the entrance opening 22 and the exit opening 23. The reflection plate 5 reflects the leaked light from the spherical interior 20 to the spherical interior 20 again. The reflector 5 is preferably a diffuse reflector.

  An example of specific dimensions, shapes, and materials of the integrating sphere 2 in the present embodiment is as follows.

  In this example, the integrating sphere block 2A was made of a solid block of fluororesin, particularly PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), and the diameter (D) of the hollow inner surface was 60 mm. The entrance opening 22 has a diameter (d1) of 20 mm, and the exit opening 23 has a diameter (d2) of 13 mm.

  Further, in this embodiment, the integrating sphere block 2A having such a shape has a cubic shape with a side length (W) of 70 mm. However, in the present invention, the integrating sphere 2 is not limited to these dimensions, shape, and material.

  As described above, the integrating sphere 2 generally obtains good performance by satisfying the following conditions.

That is, also in the present embodiment, the total surface area of the spherical surface (inner wall surface) 21 having the diameter D in the integrating sphere 2 is A, the opening area of the incident part opening 22 is A1, and the opening area of the detection part opening 23 is When A2
A1 + A2 ≦ A × 5%
It is good to satisfy.

  In this embodiment, the integrating sphere block 2A is made of PTFE (density 2.1 to 2.3 g / cm 3) generally used for industrial use.

  More specifically, as described above, when PTFE used for general industrial use is used for the integrating sphere block 2A, the light incident on the hollow spherical surface 21 of PTFE is PTFE other than the light diffusely reflected on the surface of PTFE. There is light that passes through.

  When incident light leaks from the integrating sphere block 2A, the diffuse reflected light radiated to the light detection unit 3, that is, the light sensor (that is, the light detector) composed of the spectroscopic means 31 and the photoelectric conversion element array 32 is reduced and measured. The sensitivity of is reduced.

  As a countermeasure, in this embodiment, a reflecting plate 5, preferably a diffusing reflecting plate 5, is attached around the integrating sphere block 2A, and the leaked light from the integrating sphere 2 is reflected again into the spherical interior 20 of the integrating sphere 2. Let

  As a result, the amount of diffused light applied to the light detection unit 3 is increased, and the reduction in sensitivity can be improved. Further, the reflector 5 can be used to block ambient light so that ambient light such as ambient light does not leak from the outside of the integrating sphere 2.

  In this embodiment, an aluminum reflector is used as the reflector 5. In particular, an ultrafine foamed light reflector (MCPET) manufactured by Furukawa Electric was used as the diffuse reflector.

  The reflecting plate (diffuse reflecting plate) 5 having the above-described configuration is attached to the entire outer periphery of the integrating sphere block 2A having the above-described configuration except for the entrance opening 22 and the exit opening 23, and the effect of the reflecting plate 5 is obtained. Was confirmed by experiments.

As a result, even when an integrating sphere was produced using PTFE (density 2.1 to 2.3 g / cm 3) used for general industrial use, the diffuse reflector was used as the reflector 5. In this case, the amount of light on the light detection unit (irradiation surface) 3 was improved 1.6 times. Even when the above aluminum reflector was used, it improved by 1.2 times.

This was an amount of light equivalent to that of a general integrating sphere in which the spherical inner surface 21 was coated with barium sulfide.

  Thus, according to the integrating sphere 2 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, it can be manufactured by using a PTFE block used for general industrial use, and is inexpensive. In addition, by fixing a reflector around the surface, diffuse reflected light increases, and characteristics equivalent to those of a general integrating sphere can be achieved. Further, the reflector is effective in eliminating the influence of disturbance light.

Example 5
FIG. 9 shows a fifth embodiment of the photometric device of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the overall configuration of the photometric device 1 and the integrating sphere 2 are the same as the photometric device 1 and the integrating sphere 2 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 8, but only the configuration of the light detection unit 3 is different. It is. Therefore, about the whole structure of the integrating sphere 2 and the photometry apparatus 1, the same reference number is attached | subjected to the member which makes the same structure and function, description of Example 4 is used, and description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the light detection unit 3 of the present embodiment, the diffused light from the integrating sphere 2 is collimated through the slit 33 and the lens 34 and then irradiated to the photodetector 3A. The photodetector 3 </ b> A includes, for example, a spectroscopic unit 31 that is a diffraction grating and the like, and a photoelectric conversion element array 32 that is adjacent to the spectroscopic unit 31 and into which the light split by the spectroscopic unit 31 is incident.

  Also in such a photometric device 1, the integrating sphere 2 of the present embodiment is extremely effective, and can achieve the same operational effects as the fourth embodiment.

Example 6
FIG. 10 shows a sixth embodiment of the photometric device 1 of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the overall configuration of the photometric device 1 is the same as that of the photometric device 1 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 8, except that the diffuse transmission plate 4 is disposed in the incident opening 22. . Therefore, about the whole structure of the photometry apparatus 1, the same reference number is attached | subjected to the member which makes the same structure and function, description of Example 4 is used, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. The configuration and function of the diffuse transmission plate 4 are as described in the first embodiment.

  As described in the first embodiment, the diffusing and transmitting plate 4 can be installed at any position within the incident opening 22 having a diameter d1 as indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. is there. In this case, the installation position of the diffuse transmission plate 4 is preferably a position adjacent to the inner wall surface 21 of the integrating sphere 2.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the photometric device 1 according to the present embodiment also reduces the incidence position dependency, the incident angle dependency, the polarization dependency, and the like, which are measurement error factors of the photodetector 3A, so that measurement with higher accuracy is possible. Is possible.

Example 7
FIG. 11 shows a seventh embodiment of the photometric device of the present invention. In this embodiment, the overall configuration of the photometric device 1 and the integrating sphere 2 are the same as those of the photometric device 1 and integrating sphere 2 of the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 10, but only the configuration of the light detection unit 3 is different. It is. Therefore, about the whole structure of the integrating sphere 2 and the photometry apparatus 1, the same reference number is attached | subjected to the member which makes the same structure and function, description of Example 6 is used, and description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the light detection unit 3 of the present embodiment, the diffused light from the integrating sphere 2 is collimated through the slit 33 and the lens 34 and then irradiated to the photodetector 3A. The photodetector 3 </ b> A includes, for example, a spectroscopic unit 31 that is a diffraction grating and the like, and a photoelectric conversion element array 32 that is adjacent to the spectroscopic unit 31 and into which the light split by the spectroscopic unit 31 is incident.

  Also in such a photometric device 1, the integrating sphere 2 of the present embodiment is extremely effective, and can achieve the same operational effects as the fourth embodiment.

Example 8
Next, a specific usage mode of the photometric device 1 of the above-described embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, description will be made assuming that the photometric device 1 having the configuration described in the first embodiment is used and the color rendering properties of the light source are measured.

  In the present embodiment, a linear variable filter manufactured by JDSU, USA, having a wavelength range of 380 nm to 720 nm was used as the LVF as the spectroscopic means 31. The distance (L) from the exit opening 23 to the LVF 31 was 10 mm, and the photoelectric conversion element array 32 was disposed in close contact with the LVF 31 at 1 mm or less.

  In this embodiment, the photoelectric conversion element array 32 is a photodiode array including 16 (n = 16) photoelectric conversion elements (photodiodes) S1, S2,... S16. That is, in the present embodiment, the photodiode array 32 including 16 photoelectric conversion elements (photodiodes) S1, S2,... S16 constituting the optical sensor 3A has a wavelength of 380 nm to 720 nm as shown in FIG. 16 spectral sensitivity characteristics S1 (λ), S2 (λ),... S16 (λ) having a peak at a pitch of 20 nm until the optical sensor 3A, that is, each photoelectric conversion element has 16 measured values SD1. , SD2,... SD16 are output. In addition, the number (n) of photoelectric conversion elements is not limited to 16, and may be other numbers if desired.

  As described with reference to FIG. 3, the photometric device 1 in this embodiment receives a light reception signal from the photoelectric conversion element array 32 including 16 photodiodes (photoelectric conversion elements) S <b> 1, S <b> 2,. An A / D converter 101 that converts to a digital value and a control means (CPU) 102 that receives a light reception signal converted by the A / D converter 101 are provided.

  According to the present embodiment, the control means 102 stores the measured values SD1, SD2,... SD16 of each photoelectric conversion element transmitted from the A / D converter 101 in the RAM 103. In the ROM 104, as will be described below, a plurality of different types of weighting coefficients, that is, in this embodiment, the first set of a1 to an (n = 16 in this example), b1 to bn (this example) N = 16), c1 to cn (n = 16 in this example), e1 to en (n = 16 in this example), f1 to fn (n = 16 in this example), g1 to gn (N = 16 in this example) are stored. In this embodiment, since there are 15 types of test colors (No. 1 to No. 15), the second set of weighting coefficients is 45 types (15 × 3).

  The control means 102 includes a calculation unit, and the measurement apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can measure the tristimulus values X, Y, and Z of the measurement light by the calculation unit.

That is, in this embodiment, the calculation unit is configured to measure the measured values SD1, SD2,... SD16 of the photoelectric conversion elements stored in the RAM 103 and the tristimulus values X, Y, Using the weighting coefficients a1 to an (n = 16 in this example), b1 to bn (n = 16 in this example), and c1 to cn (n = 16 in this example) for each Z, The stimulus value measurement value is obtained by the following equation.
X = a1 · SD1 + a2 · SD2 + ... + a16 · SD16
Y = b1 · SD1 + b2 · SD2 + ... + b16 · SD16
Z = c1 · SD1 + c2 · SD2 + ... + c16 · SD16

The approximate color matching functions x ′ (λ), y ′ (λ), and z ′ (λ) of this embodiment are spectral sensitivity characteristics S1 (λ), S2 (λ),... S16 ( λ) and weighting coefficients a1 to an (n = 16 in this example) for tristimulus values X, Y, and Z, b1 to bn (n = 16 in this example), c1 to cn (n = 16 in this example) ) Is used to express the following formula.
x ′ (λ) = SΣ (λ) = a1 · S1 (λ) + a2 · S2 (λ) + ··· + a16 · S16 (λ)
y ′ (λ) = SΣ (λ) = b1 · S1 (λ) + b2 · S2 (λ) + ··· + b16 · S16 (λ)
z ′ (λ) = SΣ (λ) = c1 · S1 (λ) + c2 · S2 (λ) + ··· + c16 · S16 (λ)

  The weighting coefficients a1 to an (n = 16 in this example), b1 to bn (n = 16 in this example), and c1 to cn (n = 16 in this example) are approximate color matching functions x ′ (λ), The least square method is used so that the difference between SΣ (λ) as y ′ (λ) and z ′ (λ) and the color matching functions x (λ), y (λ), and z (λ) is minimized. Desired.

  The step of obtaining the weighting coefficient is described in, for example, the above-mentioned Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-13981), and is well known to those skilled in the art. Therefore, further explanation is omitted.

  FIG. 12 shows color matching functions x (λ), y (λ), and z (λ). FIG. 13 shows color matching functions x (λ), y (λ), and z (λ). Approximated approximate color matching functions x ′ (λ), y ′ (λ), z ′ (λ) are shown.

  As can be understood from the above description, the measurement apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can measure the tristimulus values X, Y, and Z of the measurement light by the calculation unit of the control unit 102, and the obtained tristimulus value X , Y, Z can be used to calculate the chromaticities u, v of the light source 100 to be measured. The chromaticities u and v of the reference light source are obtained by performing according to JIS since the reference light source has 5 nm data.

  That is, the “chromaticity of the light source to be measured” and the “chromaticity of the reference light source” in the color rendering property evaluation method of the light source defined in Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 8726 shown in FIG. 14 can be obtained.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the “chromaticity of the test color under the light source to be measured” and the “chromaticity of the test color under the reference light source” in the process described in step (6) are also easy. And can be obtained quickly and with high accuracy.

  Conventionally, in the above step (6), the test color when the test color is illuminated with the measurement target light or the reference light using the spectral radiance factor of the test color defined in Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 8726 Seeking chromaticity.

  That is, the tristimulus values X, Y, and Z of the test color illuminated by the measurement target light source are obtained by the following formula 5 (same as the above formula 3). Based on these tristimulus values X, Y, and Z, the chromaticities u and v of the test colors are calculated by the following formula 6.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the spectral sensitivity characteristics of the photometric device 1 are stored in the storage unit ROM 104 in the second set of weighting coefficients e1 to e16, f1 to f16, g1 to g16,. Multiply (15 types x 3 = 45 types) to match the product of the spectral radiance factor and color matching function of the test color for color rendering measurement, and obtain tristimulus values X, Y, and Z, under the light source to be measured The chromaticities u and v of the test colors are calculated.

  Referring to FIG. 15, the color matching function x (λ) and the test color No. A spectral sensitivity characteristic Cx (λ) obtained by multiplying the spectral radiance factor β (λ) by 1 is shown.

  That is, the second set is obtained by the least square method so that the difference between the spectral sensitivity characteristic S (λ) of the photometric device 1 and the spectral sensitivity characteristics Cx (λ), Cy (λ), Cz (λ) is minimized. Weighting coefficients e1 to e16, f1 to f16, g1 to g16,. Then, it is stored in the ROM 104 as described above.

According to the present embodiment, as described above, when the measured values (outputs) from the 16 photoelectric conversion elements S1 to S16 constituting the optical sensor 3A in the photometric device 1 are SD1 to SD16, they are illuminated by the measurement target light source. Test color No. The tristimulus values X, Y and Z of 1 are
X = e1 · SD1 + e2 · SD2 + ... + e16 · SD16
Y = f1 · SD1 + f2 · SD2 + ... + f16 · SD16
Z = g1 · SD1 + g2 · SD2 + ... + g16 · SD16
It is represented by Based on the obtained tristimulus values X, Y, and Z, the calculation unit of the control unit 102 calculates the chromaticity u and v of the test color under the light source to be measured by the above equation 6.

  For the test color illuminated by the reference light source (since the reference light source has 5 nm data), the chromaticities u and v are calculated according to JIS.

  Other test colors No. 2-No. 15, the tristimulus values and the chromaticities u and v of the test color illuminated with the light source to be measured are obtained in the same procedure.

  Therefore, according to the photometric device 1 of the present embodiment, the chromaticity of the test color illuminated by the measurement target light source and the chromaticity of the test color illuminated by the reference light source in step (6) can be easily and quickly performed. Can be sought.

  Next, according to the provisions of Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 8726, chromatic adaptation correction to the chromaticity of the sample light source and the chromaticity of the test color by the sample light source in step (7) of FIG. 14, conversion to an equal space in step (8), And the calculation of the color rendering index in step (9) is performed. Steps (7), (8), (9) and the like are well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described further.

Example 9
Next, the case where the photometric apparatus 1 of the Example mentioned above is used and the irradiance (sunlight amount) under the natural sun with respect to a photovoltaic cell is measured is demonstrated. In the present embodiment, description will be made assuming that the photometric device 1 having the configuration described in the first embodiment is used.

  Conventionally, in order to measure the characteristics of a solar cell in an outdoor test, since the solar irradiance is unknown, the solar cell having the same spectral sensitivity as the solar cell to be measured (secondary reference solar cell) Battery cell) must be prepared.

  When evaluating a plurality of solar cells with different manufacturers and model numbers, a plurality of secondary reference solar cells are required. Therefore, every time the type is changed, it is necessary to re-install the secondary reference solar cell in the radiation measurement unit of the measurement apparatus.

  Therefore, the radiation measuring unit is configured by the photometric device 1 configured according to the present invention.

  That is, in the present embodiment, as described in the eighth embodiment, a linear variable filter having a wavelength range of 300 nm to 1200 nm is used as the LVF as the spectroscopic unit 31. The distance (L) from the exit opening 23 to the LVF 31 was 10 mm, and the photoelectric conversion element array 32 was disposed in close contact with the LVF 31 at 1 mm or less.

  In this embodiment, the photoelectric conversion element array 32 is a photodiode array including 16 (n = 16) photoelectric conversion elements (photodiodes) S1, S2,... S16. In other words, in this embodiment, the photodiode array 32 having 16 photoelectric conversion elements (photodiodes) S1, S2,... S16 has 16 spectral sensitivity characteristics having peaks at a pitch of 56 nm from 300 nm to 1200 nm. S1 (λ), S2 (λ),... S16 (λ). In addition, the number (n) of photoelectric conversion elements is not limited to 16, and may be other numbers if desired.

  As described with reference to FIG. 3, the photometric device 1 in this embodiment receives a light reception signal from the photoelectric conversion element array 32 including 16 photodiodes (photoelectric conversion elements) S <b> 1, S <b> 2,. An A / D converter 101 that converts to a digital value and a control means (CPU) 102 that receives a light reception signal converted by the A / D converter 101 are provided.

  According to the present embodiment, the control unit 102 stores the measured values SD1, SD2,... SD16 of the photoelectric conversion elements transmitted from the A / D converter 101 in the RAM 103. The ROM 104 stores a plurality of different types of weighting coefficients h1 to hn (n = 16 in this example), i1 to in (n = 16 in this example),... As described below. is doing.

  The control unit 102 includes a calculation unit. In this example, the calculation unit stores the measured values SD1, SD2,... SD16, and the ROM 104 of the photoelectric conversion elements stored in the RAM 103. Spectral sensitivity characteristic Sss (approximating the spectral sensitivity characteristic Ss (λ) of a desired solar cell by using a selected one of the plurality of sets of weighting coefficients, for example, weighting coefficients h1 to h16. The irradiance T of the sun can be obtained by λ).

In other words, the solar irradiance T measured with the desired solar cell is expressed by the following formula: T = h1, SD1 + h2, SD2 +, ... + h16, SD16
Is required.

The approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic Sss (λ) of this embodiment is obtained by using spectral sensitivity characteristics S1 (λ), S2 (λ),... S16 (λ) of each photoelectric conversion element and weighting coefficients h1 to h16. It is expressed as the following formula.
Sss (λ) = SΣ (λ) = h1 · S1 (λ) + h2 · S2 (λ) + · · · + h16 · S16 (λ)

  The weighting coefficients h1 to h16 are least squares so that the difference between SΣ (λ), which is the approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic Sss (λ), and the spectral sensitivity characteristic Ss (λ) of the desired solar battery cell is minimized. Sought by.

  The step of obtaining the weighting factors h1 to h16 is well known to those skilled in the art as described above. Therefore, further explanation is omitted.

  In this way, a plurality of sets of weighting coefficients h1 to h16, i1 to i16,... That can realize approximate spectral sensitivity characteristics are calculated for a plurality of solar cells, and stored in the storage means ROM 104 in the apparatus. Keep it.

  16 and 17 show approximate spectral sensitivity characteristics for two different solar cells having different spectral sensitivity characteristics.

  Thus, according to the photometric device of the present embodiment, the user can call the weighting coefficient of the secondary reference solar cell desired by the user, and approximate the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device to the sensitivity of the secondary reference solar cell. it can.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a desired secondary reference solar cell equivalent product can be realized simply by changing the weighting coefficient. That is, it is not necessary to have a plurality of secondary reference battery cells. In addition, there is no need to replace the secondary reference solar battery cell, that is, to install it again.

  Furthermore, when the manufacturer and model number are unknown, there is a case where an equivalent secondary reference solar cell cannot be prepared even if the spectral sensitivity is measured. Also in this case, if the spectral sensitivity is known, the weighting coefficient can be calculated, and a secondary reference solar cell equivalent product can be prepared, which is very convenient.

Example 10
Next, a case will be described in which how much light necessary for plant growth is contained in the light source to be measured using the photometric device 1 of the above-described embodiment. In the present embodiment, description will be made assuming that the photometric device 1 having the configuration described in the first embodiment is used.

According to the present embodiment, as in the ninth embodiment, the control means 102 stores the measured values SD1, SD2,... SD16 of the photoelectric conversion elements transmitted from the A / D converter 101 in the RAM 103. . The ROM 104 stores a plurality of sets of weighting coefficients p1 to pn (n = 16 in this example), q1 to qn (n = 16 in this example),... is doing.

  The control unit 102 includes a calculation unit. In this example, the calculation unit stores the measured values SD1, SD2,... SD16, and the ROM 104 of the photoelectric conversion elements stored in the RAM 103. Spectral sensitivity characteristic approximated to the spectral sensitivity characteristic Sp (λ) of light that can be absorbed by chlorophyll using a selected one of the plurality of sets of weighting coefficients, for example, the weighting coefficients p1 to p16 The amount of light W being irradiated can be obtained from Spp (λ).

In other words, the amount of light W that can be absorbed by chlorophyll is the following formula: W = p1 · SD1 + p2 · SD2 + · · · + p16 · SD16
Is required.

The approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic Spp (λ) of this embodiment is obtained by using spectral sensitivity characteristics S1 (λ), S2 (λ),... S16 (λ) of each photoelectric conversion element and weighting coefficients p1 to p16. It is expressed as the following formula.
Spp (λ) = SΣ (λ) = p1 · S1 (λ) + p2 · S2 (λ) + .... + p16 · S16 (λ)

  The weighting factors p1 to p16 are set so that the difference between SΣ (λ) that is the approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic Spp (λ) and the spectral sensitivity characteristic Sp (λ) of light that can be absorbed by the desired chlorophyll is minimized. It is obtained by the least square method.

  The step of obtaining the weighting factors p1 to p16 is well known to those skilled in the art as described above. Therefore, further explanation is omitted.

  In this way, for a plurality of plants, a plurality of different types of weighting coefficients p1 to p16, q1 to q16... Capable of realizing approximate spectral sensitivity characteristics with respect to the spectral sensitivity of the chlorophyll are calculated, and the device Stored in the storage means.

  FIG. 18 shows approximate spectral sensitivity characteristics Spp (λ) for chlorophyll b among types of chlorophyll a, b, c, etc. having different spectral sensitivity characteristics.

  Therefore, according to the photometric device of this embodiment, the weighting coefficient of the plant chlorophyll desired by the user can be called to approximate the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device to the desired chlorophyll sensitivity.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to realize chlorophyll equivalents of a plurality of types of plants only by changing the weighting coefficient.

FIG. 19 shows approximate spectral sensitivity characteristics Stt (λ) for Pfr type of phytochrome having different spectral sensitivity characteristics. Phytochrome is a plant, fungus, bacterium,
It is a chromoprotein contained in cyanobacteria. Phytochrome receives light by reversibly converting light between a red light absorption type (Pr type) and a far red light absorption type (Pfr type).

According to the photometric device of this embodiment, as with chlorophyll, weighting factors t1 to t16 that can realize an approximate spectral sensitivity characteristic Stt (λ) with respect to the spectral sensitivity of phytochrome as well as chlorophyll. Is calculated and stored in the storage means in the apparatus, and the phytochrome weighting coefficient (for example, t1 to t16) desired by the user is called as necessary, and the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric apparatus is set to the desired phytochrome sensitivity. Can be approximated.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a phytochrome equivalent product can be realized only by changing the weighting coefficient.

1 Photometric device 2 Integrating sphere 20 Hollow 21 Hollow spherical surface (inner surface)
22 incident part opening 23 detection part opening 3 light detection part 3A photosensor (photodetector)
31 Linear variable filter, diffraction grating (spectral means)
32 Photoelectric conversion element array 33 Slit 34 Lens system 4 Diffusing and transmitting plate 100 Light source to be measured

Claims (7)

In a photometric device having an incident opening for receiving light from a light source to be measured, a diffusion optical system for diffusing incident light, and an output opening for emitting diffused light,
A light detection unit in which a plurality of photosensors having different spectral sensitivity characteristics, each having a limited sensitivity wavelength region, are arranged in the vicinity of the exit aperture, and
Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each photosensor, an arithmetic unit that multiplies the signals of each photosensor by a weighting coefficient and adds them,
A storage unit storing the weighting coefficients of a plurality of different types of sets;
And the arithmetic unit uses the predetermined weighting coefficient stored in the storage unit to change the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device to a predetermined spectral sensitivity characteristic, and measures the characteristics of the light source. . In a photometric device having an incident opening for receiving light from a light source to be measured, a diffusion optical system for diffusing incident light, and an output opening for emitting diffused light,
A light detection unit in which a plurality of photosensors having different spectral sensitivity characteristics, each having a limited sensitivity wavelength region, are arranged in the vicinity of the exit aperture, and
Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each photosensor, an arithmetic unit that multiplies the signals of each photosensor by a weighting coefficient and adds them,
A storage unit storing the weighting coefficients of a plurality of different types of sets;
The calculation unit includes:
The spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device is multiplied by a first set of weighting coefficients stored in the storage unit, and the chromaticity of the measurement target light source is measured as an output characteristic approximated to a color matching function,
The light source to be measured is matched with the product of the spectral radiance factor of the test color of the color rendering property measurement and the color matching function by multiplying the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device by a second set of weighting coefficients stored in the storage unit. Measure the chromaticity of
A photometric device for measuring a color rendering property of the measurement target light source. In a photometric device having an incident opening for receiving light from a light source to be measured, a diffusion optical system for diffusing incident light, and an output opening for emitting diffused light,
A light detection unit in which a plurality of photosensors having different spectral sensitivity characteristics, each having a limited sensitivity wavelength region, are arranged in the vicinity of the exit aperture, and
Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each photosensor, an arithmetic unit that multiplies the signals of each photosensor by a weighting coefficient and adds them,
A storage unit storing the weighting coefficients of a plurality of different types of sets;
The calculation unit includes:
The spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device is multiplied by a predetermined set of weighting coefficients stored in the storage unit to match the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the solar cell, and the amount of solar radiation that is the measurement target light source is measured. Photometric device. In a photometric device having an incident opening for receiving light from a light source to be measured, a diffusion optical system for diffusing incident light, and an output opening for emitting diffused light,
A light detection unit in which a plurality of photosensors having different spectral sensitivity characteristics, each having a limited sensitivity wavelength region, are arranged in the vicinity of the exit aperture, and
Based on the spectral sensitivity characteristics of each photosensor, an arithmetic unit that multiplies the signals of each photosensor by a weighting coefficient and adds them,
A storage unit storing the weighting coefficients of a plurality of different types of sets;
The calculation unit includes:
The spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photometric device is matched with the spectral sensitivity characteristic of light absorbed by chlorophyll or phytochrome by multiplying a predetermined set of weighting factors stored in the storage unit, and the characteristic of the light source to be measured is measured. A characteristic photometric device.   The photometric device according to claim 1, wherein the optical sensor includes a linear variable filter and a photoelectric conversion element array.   The photometric device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the diffusion optical system includes an integrating sphere, and includes a diffusion transmission plate at the incident opening.   The integrating sphere uses a solid block of fluororesin to produce an integrating sphere block having a spherical interior, and the outer periphery of the integrating sphere block excludes the entrance opening and the exit opening. The photometric device according to claim 6, wherein the photometric device is surrounded by a reflector.

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