Small but efficient

The four small terraXcube climate chambers may be compact, but they are highly important instruments for industry & research. In the Small Cubes, we can simulate sunlight and in doing so, recreate a 24-hour cycle. Different heights can be simulated in each of the four chambers making the Small Cubes particularly suitable for comparative long-term tests: different objects can be tested in parallel in the four chambers under comparable conditions. This makes it possible to study plants, soil or entire ecosystems under realistic environmental conditions and thereby identify key factors for certain ecosystem processes.

Thanks to sunlight simulation, equipment functionality and performance can be tested our Small Cubes and simulations can be carried out to recreate an entire day in terms of different sunlight intensity, humidity, and temperature.

In addition, it is possible to test whether your productʼs cooling system can withstand the sunʼs rays in a particular location which is exposed to the sun or which position is best for the energy production of a solar collector attached to a device.

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The test in a nutshell:

temperature ranging

humidity

day and night

spectrum of light

irrigation

size small cubes

Measures:

The internal dimensions of the individual Small Cubes are 2.8 m x 3 m x 2.8 m (L x W x H). In the Small Cubes we can simulate extreme heights up to 4000 m.

Accredited tests:

Tests accredited by Accredia according to the following standards:
CEI EN 60068-2-1:2007, IEC 60068-2-1:2007
Environmental testing: Cold
CEI EN 60068-2-2:2008, IEC 60068-2-2:2007
Environmental testing: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-13:2021
Environmental testing: Low air pressure
IEC 60068-2-39:2015, CEI EN 60068-2-39:2016
Environmental testing: Temperature and low air pressure

Technical data:

Temperature: -40...+50 °C
Relative humidity: 10 % – 90 %rH
Maximum simulated altitude: 4000 m
Air pressure: 95 kPa – 62 kPa
Solar spectrum: 280 – 900 nm
Light intensity: 2.500 μmol/m²s

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