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Table 4 The cost of fabricating a phototransistor-based pyranometer

From: Comparison of the sensitivities and accuracies of optoelectronic transducers for solar irradiance measurement

Items

Price (US dollar)

Phototransistor BP103

0.43

Dual operational amplifier LM358

0.43

5 KΩ ¼ W Pot-resistor

0.66

27 KΩ ¼ W resistor

0.11

1 KΩ ¼ W resistor

0.11

10 pF non-polarized capacitor

0.11

Copper board (4 cm × 4 cm)

0.43

Packaging

2.17

Total cost

4.45