More than 10 years light source lifetime!
Calculated with a cycle time of 3 PV modules in a minute and verified with our still on-going accelerated lifetime test, the area of expensive and time-consuming light bulb exchange is over. The MBJ LED light source lifetime test also shows that the spectral drift over time is very low.
When assuming a Xenon sun simulator with 4 light tubes, to be able to flash the largest PV modules, needs a bulb exchange every 100.000st flash, a sum of 384,000 USD over 10 years adds up. This assumes a Xenon bulb costs 600 USD a piece.
This calculation does not include costs of downtime for exchange and homogeneity setup. There is also the likely measurement inaccuracy introduced into the system as the Xenon bulb changes spectrum over lifetime.
Let’s save some money with an MBJ LED light source!