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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual ® gSKIN U-Value Kit Status: February 2020...
  • Page 3 U-Value KIT: Instruction Manual 1 / 12 ® Content The gSKIN U-Value KIT – delivery overview ............................1 General overview of the gSKIN® U-value software ........................2 Ready to measure in five minutes by following these steps ....................... 3 Six-steps summary......................................8 Appendix A: U-Value software introduction ..............................
  • Page 4 Menu-button “Logger”: This button can be used to stop your measurement process and to delete all measurement files from the data logger (“Delete all stored data!”). Figure 2: Home screen view with data logger connected to your laptop. greenTEG AG Hofwisenstr. 50A T: +41 44 515 09 15 info@greenTEG.com...
  • Page 5 The necessary read-out software can be downloaded from https://www.greenteg.com/Download- Software/ (use the password provided to you by greenTEG). Follow the instructions to install the software on your computer. You need to have admin rights to follow all necessary steps (right click on option "Execute as Administrator").
  • Page 6 Ensure that you have connected the data logger to your computer for some hours, before you start with your first measuring trial, as for longer measuring times you need to have a fully charged battery. greenTEG AG Hofwisenstr. 50A T: +41 44 515 09 15 info@greenTEG.com...
  • Page 7 So, be aware that if you are reviewing an old data set, it doesn’t show the original comments anymore. You can correct this again by simply revising the text in the box after “Comments” (see Figure 3). greenTEG AG Hofwisenstr. 50A T: +41 44 515 09 15 info@greenTEG.com...
  • Page 8 Do NOT pull at the strips perpendicular to the wall. Be careful when removing the tape, since the tape can damage the wall when removing it too fast or wrong. Every stopped measurement will automatically be saved on your computer under C:\Users\<User>\Documents\greenTEG\data as an .msr-file. greenTEG AG Hofwisenstr.
  • Page 9 U-Value KIT: Instruction Manual 7 / 12 ® Figure 6 How to demount the sensor correctly greenTEG AG Hofwisenstr. 50A T: +41 44 515 09 15 info@greenTEG.com 8153 Rümlang, Switzerland greenTEG.com...
  • Page 10 ® 4. Six-steps summary The following six pictures describe the whole measurement process. To get detailed instructions, please visit our homepage (www.u-value.greenteg.com) and watch our U-Value KIT video. Choose an optimal measurement On the inside of this spot place On the outside of this spot place...

  • Page 11: Appendix A: U-Value Software Introduction

    The change in heat stored in the wall is <= 5% of the heat passing through the wall While test conditions 1 – 3 are validated by greenTEG’s software, the condition 4 is not tested. greenTEG’s measurement system does not allow measurement of heat storage changes of the wall.
  • Page 12 Time [h] Figure 9: Visualized structure of the measurement data and the analyzed data periods Detailed explanations of the parameters shown in Figure 8 are given in Table 1. greenTEG AG Hofwisenstr. 50A T: +41 44 515 09 15 info@greenTEG.com 8153 Rümlang, Switzerland...
  • Page 13 2*([R2/3s] - [R2/3e]) / ([R2/3s] + [R2/3e]) 0.13 (inside) and 0.04 (outside) Test criteria: Measurement time >=72h Max (abs(dR24, dR2/3)) <= 5% greenTEG AG Hofwisenstr. 50A T: +41 44 515 09 15 info@greenTEG.com 8153 Rümlang, Switzerland greenTEG.com...

  • Page 14: Appendix B: Data Logger Characteristics

    Alternatively, in the csv-file, data points obtained during daytime can be extracted as an excel file – a template can be provided by greenTEG upon request (email to info@greenTEG.com). This allows analysis of data gathered during the night and obtaining a graphical display of the result.
  • Page 15 Adaption to new heat flux sensor design 09. April 2019 Adaption to software update 1.02.09 (figures) 1. November 2019 Mounting instructions updated 12 February 2020 Text revision greenTEG AG Hofwisenstr. 50A T: +41 44 515 09 15 info@greenTEG.com 8153 Rümlang, Switzerland greenTEG.com...