SRML stations: Portland, OR (PV)
Latitude: 45.51 (N)
Longitude: -122.69 (E)
Altitude: 70 m
The Portland Oregon monitoring station. The Portland station has a rotating shadowband radiometer, a temperature sensor, a wind sensor, and various Photovoltaic arrays. The Portland station is located on the Portland State University campus on the roof of Cramer Hall.
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Portland (PV) 2004 - present
| Data type | Instrument | Data interval | Period of record |
| Solar radiation data | |||
| Global | CMP11 | 1 min. | 2022-now |
| Global | Irradiance RSR | 5 min. | 2004-2011 | 1 min. | 2011-now |
| Direct normal | [Calculated] | 5 min. | 2004-2011 | 1 min. | 2011-now |
| Diffuse | Irradiance RSR | 5 min. | 2004-2011 | 1 min. | 2011-now |
| Tilted South 33° (azimuth 204°) | LI-COR Pyranometer | 5 min. | 2004-2006 |
| Tilted South 30° (azimuth 201°) | LI-COR Pyranometer | 1 min. | 2011-2024 | Tilted South 16° (azimuth 201°) | LI-COR Pyranometer | 1 min. | 2011-2024 |
| Meteorological data | |||
| Wind speed | 5 min. | 2004-2011 | |
| 1 min. | 2011-now | ||
| Wind direction | 1 min. | 2011-now | |
| Temperature | 5 min. | 2004-2011 | 1 min. | 2011-now |
| Cell temperature | elem 9371 | 5 min. | 2004-2006 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 |
| elem 9372 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 | |
| elem 9373 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 | |
| elem 9374 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 | |
| elem 9375 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 | |
| Solar cell performance | |||
| 1.2 kW array | Photowatt 100 W/ Advanced Energy 1000 | 5 min. | 2004-2006 |
| 0.816 kW array | Unisolar 68W/ Fronius IG 2000 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 |
| 1.260 kW array | Photowatt 105W/ PVP 1100 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 |
| 1.14 kW array | Evergreen 190W/ Solectra PV1 1800 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 |
| 0.6 kW array | Kaneka 60W/SMA 700 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 |
| 1.755 kW array | Sanyo 195W/ SMA 3000 | 1 min. | 2012-2024 |
Station maintenance
The solar monitoring station is located on the Portland State University campus.