Thermoelectric assessment of laser peening induced effects on a metallic biomedical Ti6Al4V

Laser peening has recently emerged as a useful technique to overcome detrimental effects associated to another well-known surface modification processes such as shot peening or grit blasting used in the biomedical field. It is worth to notice that besides the primary residual stress effect, thermally induced effects might also cause subtle surface and subsurface microstructural changes that might influence corrosion resistance. Moreover, since maximum loads use to occur at the surface, they could also play a critical role in the fatigue strength. In this work, plates of Ti-6Al-4V alloy of 7 mm in thickness were modified by laser peening without using a sacrificial outer layer. Irradiation by a Q-switched Nd-YAG laser (9.4 ns pulse length) working in fundamental harmonic at 2.8 J/pulse and with water as confining medium was used. Laser pulses with a 1.5 mm diameter at an equivalent overlapping density (EOD) of 5000 cm-2 were applied. Attempts to analyze the global induced effects after laser peening were addressed by using the contacting and non-contacting thermoelectric power (TEP) techniques. It was demonstrated that the thermoelectric method is entirely insensitive to surface topography while it is uniquely sensitive to subtle variations in thermoelectric properties, which are associated with the different material effects induced by different surface modification treatments. These results indicate that the stress-dependence of the thermoelectric power in metals produces sufficient contrast to detect and quantitatively characterize regions under compressive residual stress based on their thermoelectric power contrast with respect to the surrounding intact material. However, further research is needed to better separate residual stress effects from secondary material effects, especially in the case of low-conductivity engineering materials like titanium alloys.

Mechanical properties enhancement of high reliability metallic materials by laser shock processing

Laser shock processing (LSP) is being increasingly applied as an effective technology for the improvement of metallic materials surface properties in different types of components as a means of enhancement of their corrosion and fatigue life behavior. As reported in previous contributions by the authors, a main effect resulting from the application of the LSP technique consists on the generation of relatively deep compression residual stresses field into metallic alloy pieces allowing an improved mechanical behaviour, explicitly the life improvement of the treated specimens against wear, crack growth and stress corrosion cracking. Additional results accomplished by the authors in the line of practical development of the LSP technique at an experimental level (aiming its integral assessment from an interrelated theoretical and experimental point of view) are presented in this paper. Concretely, follow-on experimental results on the residual stress profiles and associated surface properties modification successfully reached in typical materials (especially Al and Ti alloys) under different LSP irradiation conditions are presented along with a practical correlated analysis on the protective character of the residual stress profiles obtained under different irradiation strategies and the evaluation of the corresponding induced properties as material specific volume reduction at the surface, microhardness and wear resistance. Additional remarks on the improved character of the LSP technique over the traditional “shot peening” technique in what concerns depth of induced compressive residual stresses fields are also made through the paper.

Induction of engineered residual stresses fields and enhancement of fatigue life of high reliability metallic components by laser shock processing

Laser shock processing (LSP) is being increasingly applied as an effective technology for the improvement of metallic materials mechanical and surface properties in different types of components as a means of enhancement of their corrosion and fatigue life behavior. As reported in previous contributions by the authors, a main effect resulting from the application of the LSP technique consists on the generation of relatively deep compression residual stresses field into metallic alloy pieces allowing an improved mechanical behaviour, explicitly the life improvement of the treated specimens against wear, crack growth and stress corrosion cracking. Additional results accomplished by the authors in the line of practical development of the LSP technique at an experimental level (aiming its integral assessment from an interrelated theoretical and experimental point of view) are presented in this paper. Concretely, follow-on experimental results on the residual stress profiles and associated surface properties modification successfully reached in typical materials (especially Al and Ti alloys characteristic of high reliability components in the aerospace, nuclear and biomedical sectors) under different LSP irradiation conditions are presented along with a practical correlated analysis on the protective character of the residual stress profiles obtained under different irradiation strategies. Additional remarks on the improved character of the LSP technique over the traditional “shot peening” technique in what concerns depth of induced compressive residual stresses fields are also made through the paper

Desarrollo de métodos para la caracterización predictiva acoplada de tensiones y deformaciones en procesos de tratamiento superficial mediante ondas de choque generadas por láser

En ingeniería los materiales están sujetos a un proceso de degradación desde el mismo momento en el que concluye su proceso de fabricación. Cargas mecánicas, térmicas y agresiones químicas dañan las piezas a lo largo de su vida útil. El daño generado por procesos de fatiga, corrosión y desgaste son unos pocos ejemplos de posible deterioro. Este deterioro de las piezas se combate mediante la prevención en la etapa de diseño, a través de reparaciones periódicas y mediante la sustitución de piezas en servicio. La mayor parte de los tipos de daño que pueden sufrir los materiales durante su vida útil se originan en la superficie. Por esta razón, el objetivo de los tratamientos superficiales es inhibir el daño a través de la mejora de las propiedades superficiales del material, intentando no generar sobrecostes inasumibles en el proceso productivo ni efectos colaterales notablemente perjudiciales. En general, se ha de llegar a una solución óptima entre el coste del tratamiento superficial y el beneficio generado por el aumento de la vida útil del material. En esta tesis se estudian los efectos del tratamiento superficial de aleaciones metálicas mediante ondas de choque generadas por láser. Su denominación internacional más empleada "Láser Shock Processing" hace que se emplee la denominación de procesos de LSP para referirse a los mismos. También se emplea la denominación de "Láser Peening" por semejanza al tratamiento superficial conocido como "Shot Peening", aunque su uso sólo está generalizado en el ámbito industrial. El tratamiento LSP es una alternativa eficaz a los tratamientos tradicionales de mejora de propiedades superficiales, mejorando la resistencia a la fatiga, a la corrosión y al desgaste. El tratamiento LSP se basa en la aplicación de uno o varios pulsos láser de elevada intensidad (superior a 1 GW/cm2) y con duración en el dominio de los nanosegundos sobre la superficie de la pieza metálica a tratar. Esta, bien se recubre con una fina capa de medio confinante (generalmente una fina capa de agua) transparente a la radiación láser, bien se sumerge en el medio confinante (también se usa agua). El pulso láser atraviesa el medio confinante hasta llegar a la superficie de la pieza. Es entonces cuando la superficie inmediatamente se vaporiza y se ioniza, pasando a estado de plasma. Como el plasma generado es confinado por el medio confinante, su expansión se limita y su presión crece. De este modo, el plasma alcanza presiones de varios GPa y crea dos ondas de choque: una de las cuales se dirige hacia el medio confinante y la otra se dirige hacia la pieza. Esta última produce un cráter microscópico por aplastamiento mecánico, generándose deformación plástica y un campo de tensiones residuales de compresión que mejoran las propiedades superficiales del material. La capacidad de los procesos LSP para mejorar las propiedades de materiales metálicos es indiscutible. En la bibliografía está reflejado el trabajo experimental y de simulación que se ha llevado a cabo a lo largo de los años en orden a optimizar el proceso. Sin embargo, hay pocos estudios que hayan tratado exhaustivamente la física del proceso. Esto es debido a la gran complejidad de la fenomenología física involucrada en los procesos LSP, con comportamientos no lineales tanto en la generación y dinámica del plasma como en la propagación de las ondas de choque en el material. Además, el elevado coste de los experimentos y su duración, así como el gran coste computacional que debían asumir los antiguos modelos numéricos, dificultó el proceso de optimización. No obstante, los nuevos sistemas de cálculo son cada vez más rápidos y, además, los programas de análisis de problemas no lineales por elementos finitos son cada vez más sofisticados, por lo que a día de hoy es posible desarrollar un modelo exhaustivo que no solo permita simular el proceso en situaciones simplificadas, sino que pueda ser empleado para optimizar los parámetros del tratamiento en casos reales y sobre áreas extensas. Por esta razón, en esta tesis se desarrolla y se valida un modelo numérico capaz de simular de manera sistemática tratamientos LSP en piezas reales, teniendo en cuenta la física involucrada en los mismos. En este sentido, cabe destacar la problemática del tratamiento LSP en placas delgadas. La capacidad del LSP para inducir tensiones residuales de compresión bajo la superficie de materiales con un espesor relativamente grueso (> 6 mm) con objeto de mejorar la vida en fatiga ha sido ampliamente demostrada. Sin embargo, el tratamiento LSP en especímenes delgados (típicamente < 6 mm, pero también mayores si es muy alta la intensidad del tratamiento) conlleva el efecto adicional del doblado de la pieza tratada, un hecho que puede ser aprovechado para procesos de conformado láser. Este efecto de doblado trae consigo una nueva clase de problemas en lo referente a los perfiles específicos de tensiones residuales en las piezas tratadas, ya que al equilibrarse las tensiones tras la retirada de su sujeción puede afectar considerablemente el perfil de tensiones residuales obtenido, lo que posiblemente puede derivar en la obtención de un perfil de tensiones residuales no deseado y, lo que puede ser aún más crítico, una deformación indeseable de la pieza en cuestión. Haciendo uso del modelo numérico desarrollado en esta Tesis, el análisis del problema del tratamiento LSP para la inducción de campos de tensiones residuales y la consecuente mejora de la vida en fatiga en piezas de pequeño espesor en un modo compatible con una deformación asumible se aborda de forma específica. La tesis está estructurada del siguiente modo: i) El capítulo 1 contiene una introducción al LSP, en la que se definen los procesos de tratamiento de materiales mediante ondas de choque generadas por láser. A continuación se expone una visión panorámica de las aplicaciones industriales de la tecnología LSP y, por último, se realiza una comparativa entre la tecnología LSP y otras tecnologías en competencia en el ámbito industrial: Shot Peening, Low Plasticity Burnishing y Waterjet Peening. ii) El capítulo 2 se divide en dos partes: fundamentos físicos característicos del tratamiento LSP y estado del arte de la modelización de procesos LSP. En cuanto a la primera parte, fundamentos físicos característicos del tratamiento LSP, en primer lugar se describe la física del tratamiento y los principales fenómenos que tienen lugar. A continuación se detalla la física de la interacción confinada en agua y la generación del pulso de presión asociado a la onda de choque. También se describe el proceso de saturación de la presión máxima por ruptura dieléctrica del agua y, por último, se describe la propagación de las ondas de choque y sus efectos en el material. En cuanto a la segunda parte, el estado del arte de la modelización de procesos LSP, recoge el conocimiento preexistente al desarrollo de la propia Tesis en los siguientes campos: modelización de la generación del plasma y su expansión, modelización de la ruptura dieléctrica del medio confinante, modelización del pulso de presión aplicado al material y la respuesta del mismo: inducción de tensiones residuales y deformaciones. iii) El capítulo 3 describe el desarrollo de un modelo propio para la simulación de las tensiones residuales y las deformaciones generadas por procesos LSP. En él se detalla la simulación de la propagación del pulso de presión en el material, los pormenores de su puesta en práctica mediante el método de los elementos finitos, la determinación de parámetros realistas de aplicación y se establece un procedimiento de validación de los resultados. iv) El capítulo 4 contiene los resultados de la aplicación del modelo a distintas configuraciones de interés en tratamientos LSP. En él se recoge un estudio del tratamiento LSP sobre áreas extensas que incluye un análisis de las tensiones residuales inducidas y un análisis sobre la influencia de la secuencia de barrido de los pulsos en las tensiones residuales y en las deformaciones. También se presenta un estudio específico de la problemática del tratamiento LSP en piezas de pequeño espesor y se detallan dos casos prácticos abordados en el CLUPM de gran interés tecnológico en función de las aplicaciones reales en las que se ha venido trabajando en los últimos años. v) En el capítulo 5 se presentan las conclusiones derivadas de los resultados obtenidos en la tesis. Concretamente, se destaca que el modelo desarrollado permite reproducir las condiciones experimentales de los procesos de LSP reales y predecir los efectos mecánicos inducidos por los mismos. Los anexos incluidos como parte accesoria contienen información importante que se ha utilizado en el desarrollo de la Tesis y que se desea incluir para hacer el volumen autoconsistente: i) En el anexo A se presenta una revisión de conceptos básicos sobre el comportamiento de los sólidos sometidos a ondas de choque [Morales04]. ii) El anexo B contiene la resolución analítica de la ecuación de ritmo utilizada en el código DRUPT [Morales04]. iii) El anexo C contiene la descripción de los procedimientos de uso del modelo de simulación desarrollado en la Tesis y el código fuente de la subrutina OVERLAP desarrollada para programar el solapamiento de pulsos en tratamientos LSP sobre áreas extensas. iv) El anexo D contiene un resumen de las principales técnicas para la medición de las tensiones residuales en los materiales [PorrolO] y [Gill2]. v) El anexo E contiene una descripción de las instalaciones experimentales del CLUPM en el que se han desarrollado los procesos LSP utilizados en la validación del modelo desarrollado [PorrolO].

Simultaneously measuring two ultrashort laser pulses on a single-shot using double-blind frequency-resolved optical gating

We demonstrate a simple self-referenced single-shot method for simultaneously measuring two different arbitrary pulses, which can potentially be complex and also have very different wavelengths. The method is a variation of cross-correlation frequency-resolved optical gating (XFROG) that we call double-blind (DB) FROG. It involves measuring two spectrograms, both of which are obtained simultaneously in a single apparatus. DB FROG retrieves both pulses robustly by using the standard XFROG algorithm, implemented alternately on each of the traces, taking one pulse to be ?known? and solving for the other. We show both numerically and experimentally that DB FROG using a polarization-gating beam geometry works reliably and appears to have no nontrivial ambiguities.

Laser shock peening without absorbent coating (LSPwC) effect on 3D surface topography and mechanical properties of 6082-T651 Al alloy

The influence of nanosecond laser pulses applied by laser shock peening without absorbent coating (LSPwC) with a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser operating at a wavelength of λ = 1064 nm on 6082-T651 Al alloy has been investigated. The first portion of the present study assesses laser shock peening effect at two pulse densities on three-dimensional (3D) surface topography characteristics. In the second part of the study, the peening effect on surface texture orientation and micro-structure modification, i.e. the effect of surface craters due to plasma and shock waves, were investigated in both longitudinal (L) and transverse (T) directions of the laser-beam movement. In the final portion of the study, the changes of mechanical properties were evaluated with a residual stress profile and Vickers micro-hardness through depth variation in the near surface layer, whereas factorial design with a response surface methodology (RSM) was applied. The surface topographic and micro-structural effect of laser shock peening were characterised with optical microscopy, InfiniteFocus® microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Residual stress evaluation based on a hole-drilling integral method confirmed higher compression at the near surface layer (33 μm) in the transverse direction (σmin) of laser-beam movement, i.e. − 407 ± 81 MPa and − 346 ± 124 MPa, after 900 and 2500 pulses/cm2, respectively. Moreover, RSM analysis of micro-hardness through depth distribution confirmed an increase at both pulse densities, whereas LSPwC-generated shock waves showed the impact effect of up to 800 μm below the surface. Furthermore, ANOVA results confirmed the insignificant influence of LSPwC treatment direction on micro-hardness distribution indicating essentially homogeneous conditions, in both L and T directions.

High Intensity Lasers Application to Advanced Materials Processing: Laser Peening and Related Processes

High Intensity Lasers Application to Advanced Materials Processing: Laser Peening and Related

Assessment of laser peening induced effects on Ti6Al4V by non-destructive measurements

Assessment of laser peening induced effects on Ti6Al4V by destructive and non-destructive techniques

Segmentación de Secuencias de Vídeo: análisis y desarrollo de estrategias para la detección de cambios de toma y para la detección de objetos móviles

The important technological advances experienced along the last years have resulted in an important demand for new and efficient computer vision applications. On the one hand, the increasing use of video editing software has given rise to a necessity for faster and more efficient editing tools that, in a first step, perform a temporal segmentation in shots. On the other hand, the number of electronic devices with integrated cameras has grown enormously. These devices require new, fast, and efficient computer vision applications that include moving object detection strategies. In this dissertation, we propose a temporal segmentation strategy and several moving object detection strategies, which are suitable for the last generation of computer vision applications requiring both low computational cost and high quality results. First, a novel real-time high-quality shot detection strategy is proposed. While abrupt transitions are detected through a very fast pixel-based analysis, gradual transitions are obtained from an efficient edge-based analysis. Both analyses are reinforced with a motion analysis that allows to detect and discard false detections. This analysis is carried out exclusively over a reduced amount of candidate transitions, thus maintaining the computational requirements. On the other hand, a moving object detection strategy, which is based on the popular Mixture of Gaussians method, is proposed. This strategy, taking into account the recent history of each image pixel, adapts dynamically the amount of Gaussians that are required to model its variations. As a result, we improve significantly the computational efficiency with respect to other similar methods and, additionally, we reduce the influence of the used parameters in the results. Alternatively, in order to improve the quality of the results in complex scenarios containing dynamic backgrounds, we propose different non-parametric based moving object detection strategies that model both background and foreground. To obtain high quality results regardless of the characteristics of the analyzed sequence we dynamically estimate the most adequate bandwidth matrices for the kernels that are used in the background and foreground modeling. Moreover, the application of a particle filter allows to update the spatial information and provides a priori knowledge about the areas to analyze in the following images, enabling an important reduction in the computational requirements and improving the segmentation results. Additionally, we propose the use of an innovative combination of chromaticity and gradients that allows to reduce the influence of shadows and reflects in the detections.

The Effect of Sequence of Operations on Fatigue Life of LSP Treated Open-hole Aluminium Specimens

Fastener holes in aeronautical structures are typical sources of fatigue cracks due to their induced local stress concentration. A very efficient solution to this problem is to establish compressive residual stresses around the fastener holes that retard the fatigue crack nucleation and its subsequent local propagation. Previous work done on the subject of the application of LSP treatment on thin, open-hole specimens [1] has proven that the LSP effect on fatigue life of treated specimens can be detrimental, if the process is not properly optimized. In fact, it was shown that the capability of the LSP to introduce compressive residual stresses around fastener holes in thin-walled structures representative of typical aircraft constructions was not superior to the performance of conventional techniques, such as cold-working.

Failure and impact behavior of facade panels made of glass fiber reinforced cement(GRC)

GRC is a cementitious composite material made up of a cement mortar matrix and chopped glass fibers. Due to its outstanding mechanical properties, GRC has been widely used to produce cladding panels and some civil engineering elements. Impact failure of cladding panels made of GRC may occur during production if some tool falls onto the panel, due to stone or other objects impacting at low velocities or caused by debris projected after a blast. Impact failure of a front panel of a building may have not only an important economic value but also human lives may be at risk if broken pieces of the panel fall from the building to the pavement. Therefore, knowing GRC impact strength is necessary to prevent economic costs and putting human lives at risk. One-stage light gas gun is an impact test machine capable of testing different materials subjected to impact loads. An experimental program was carried out, testing GRC samples of five different formulations, commonly used in building industry. Steel spheres were shot at different velocities on square GRC samples. The residual velocity of the projectiles was obtained both using a high speed camera with multiframe exposure and measuring the projectile’s penetration depth in molding clay blocks. Tests were performed on young and artificially aged GRC samples to compare GRC’s behavior when subjected to high strain rates. Numerical simulations using a hydrocode were made to analyze which parameters are most important during an impact event. GRC impact strength was obtained from test results. Also, GRC’s embrittlement, caused by GRC aging, has no influence on GRC impact behavior due to the small size of the projectile. Also, glass fibers used in GRC production only maintain GRC panels’ integrity but have no influence on GRC’s impact strength. Numerical models have reproduced accurately impact tests.

Training-induced changes in drag-flick technique in female field hockey players

The penalty corner is one of the most important goal plays in field hockey. The drag-flick is used less by women than men in a penalty corner. The aim of this study was to describe training-induced changes in the drag-flick technique in female field hockey players. Four female players participated in the study. The VICON optoelectronic system (Oxford Metrics, Oxford, UK) measured the kinematic parameters of the drag-flick with six cameras sampling at 250 Hz, prior to and after training. Fifteen shots were captured for each subject. A Wilcoxon test assessed the differences between pre-training and post-training parameters. Two players received specific training twice a week for 8 weeks; the other two players did not train. The proposed drills improved the position of the stick at the beginning of the shot (p<0.05), the total distance of the shot (p<0.05)and the rotation radius at ball release (p<0.01). It was noted that all players had lost speed of the previous run. Further studies should include a larger sample, in order to provide more information on field hockey performance.

Fatigue in laser shock peened open-hole thin aluminium specimens

An experimental study was performed in order to determine the influence of the sequence of operations on the effectiveness of Laser Shock Peening (LSP) treatment in increasing the fatigue performances of open-hole aluminium specimens. Residual stress measurements, fractographic analysis and FEM analysis were performed, indicating the presence of compressive residual stresses on the surface of the treated specimens and tensile residual stresses in the mid-section along the thickness of the specimens. Negative effects on fatigue lives were encountered on the specimens with the hole already present, while positive effect were observed in specimens in which the hole was drilled after LSP treatment. These results indicate that LSP can be a good solution for “in production” application, in which open holes are to be drilled after the LSP treatment. The application in which LSP is used “in service” on structures with pre-existing cut-outs, has proven to be impracticable in the investigated configuration.

Adaptación de un reproductor de contenidos multimedia para la recepción de vídeo escalable sobre un protocolo de tiempo real

En los últimos años, debido al notable desarrollo de los terminales portátiles, que han pasado de ser “simples” teléfonos o reproductores a puros ordenadores, ha crecido el número de servicios que ofrecen cada vez mayor cantidad de contenido multimedia a través de internet. Además, la distinta evolución de estos terminales hace que nos encontremos en el mercado con una amplísima gama de productos de diferentes tamaños y capacidades de procesamiento, lo que hace necesario encontrar una fórmula que permita satisfacer la demanda de dichos servicios sea cual sea la naturaleza de nuestro dispositivo. Para poder ofrecer una solución adecuada se ha optado por la integración de un protocolo como RTP y un estándar de video como SVC. RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol), en contraposición a los protocolos de propósito general fue diseñado para aplicaciones de tiempo real por lo que es ideal para el streaming de contenido multimedia. Por su parte, SVC es un estándar de video escalable que permite transmitir en un mismo stream una capa base y múltiples capas de mejora, por lo que podremos adaptar la calidad y tamaño del contenido a la capacidad y tamaño de nuestro dispositivo. El objetivo de este proyecto consiste en integrar y modificar tanto el reproductor MPlayer como la librería RTP live555 de tal forma que sean capaces de soportar el formato SVC sobre el protocolo RTP y montar un sistema servidorcliente para comprobar su funcionamiento. Aunque este proceso esté orientado a llevarse a cabo en un dispositivo móvil, para este proyecto se ha optado por realizarlo en el escenario más sencillo posible, para lo cual, se emitirán secuencias a una máquina virtual alojada en el mismo ordenador que el servidor. ABSTRACT In recent years, due to the remarkable development of mobile devices, which have evolved from "simple" phones or players to computers, the amount of services that offer multimedia content over the internet have shot up. Furthermore, the different evolution of these terminals causes that we can find in the market a wide range of different sizes and processing capabilities, making necessary to find a formula that will satisfy the demand for such services regardless of the nature of our device. In order to provide a suitable solution we have chosen to integrate a protocol as RTP and a video standard as SVC. RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol), in opposition to general purpose protocols was designed for real-time applications making it ideal for media streaming. Meanwhile, SVC is a scalable video standard which can transmit a single stream in a base layer and multiple enhancement layers, so that we can adapt the quality and size of the content to the capacity and size of our device. The objective of this project is to integrate and modify both MPlayer and RTP library live555 so that they support the SVC format over RTP protocol and set up a client-server system to check its behavior. Although this process has been designed to be done on a mobile device, for this project we have chosen to do it in the simplest possible scenario so we will stream to a virtual machine hosted on the same computer where we have the server.

Circuito de disparo de lámparas flash para la iluminación de sistemas fotovoltaicos

La medición y testeo de células fotovoltaicas en el laboratorio o en la industria exige reproducir unas condiciones de iluminación semejantes a las reales. Por eso se utilizan sistemas de iluminación basados en lámparas flash de Xenon que reproducen las condiciones reales en cuanto a nivel de irradiancia y espectro de la luz incidente. El objetivo de este proyecto es realizar los circuitos electrónicos necesarios para el disparo de dichas lámparas. El circuito de alimentación y disparo de una lámpara flash consta de una fuente de alimentación variable, un circuito de disparo para la ionización del gas Xenon y la electrónica de control. Nuestro circuito de disparo pretende producir pulsos adecuados para los dispositivos fotovoltaicos tanto en irradiancia, espectro y en duración, de forma que con un solo disparo consigamos el tiempo, la irradiancia y el espectro suficiente para el testeo de la célula fotovoltaica. La mayoría de estos circuitos exceptuando los específicos que necesita la lámpara, serán diseñados, simulados, montados en PCB y comprobados posteriormente en el laboratorio. ABSTRACT. Measurement and testing of photovoltaic cells in the laboratory or in industry requires reproduce lighting conditions similar to the real ones. So are used based lighting systems xenon flash lamps that reproduce the actual conditions in the level of irradiance and spectrum of the incident light. The objective of this project is to make electronic circuits required for such lamps shot. The power supply circuit and flash lamp shot consists of a variable power supply, a trigger circuit for Xenon gas ionization and the control electronics. Our shot circuit aims to produce pulses suitable for photovoltaic devices both irradiance, spectrum and duration, so that with a single shot get the time, the irradiance and spectrum enough for testing the photovoltaic cell. Most of these circuits except lamp specific requirements will be designed, simulated, and PCB mounted subsequently tested in the laboratory.