05/14/2008
Wind Energy Product Pick of the Week - The Vindicator
Catch the Wind Inc., a USA-based wind energy company recently introduced a forward-looking, laser-based wind sensor system, capable of sensing wind speed and direction at a distance.
Named the Vindicator, the system utilises the latest aerospace industry technology to provide advance control information to wind turbines.
1. Precise Wind Speed and Direction:
• Vindicator™ incorporates fiber optic laser technology, adapted from telecommunication and defense industry programs, to determine precise wind speed and direction.
• Vindicator™ has proactive 3-D wind direction and velocity technology, which enables wind turbine control systems to anticipate changing air flow dynamics and optimize power output.
• Vindicator™ accurately measures wind flows and predicts wind shifts to improve turbine efficiencies and reduce dynamic component failure.
2. Addressing Today’s Wind Industry Challenges:
• Turbine efficiency is based on wind speed and direction that
optimizes wind turbine power output.
• Asymmetric loading & gusts affect wind turbine longevity and increase unscheduled maintenance costs.
• Wind energy forecasting models need more accurate wind speed data to improve wind farm profit margins.
3. Vindicator™ Primary Features:
• Forward-looking LIDAR anemometry
• Measures wind field up to 300 meters in advance of the wind turbine
• Lightweight (less than 50 pounds)
• Low power
• Rugged & Reliable - no moving parts
• Class I eye safe
• Low cost – purchase or lease
For more information, please contact Trevor Sievert at press@windfair.net
Named the Vindicator, the system utilises the latest aerospace industry technology to provide advance control information to wind turbines.
1. Precise Wind Speed and Direction:
• Vindicator™ incorporates fiber optic laser technology, adapted from telecommunication and defense industry programs, to determine precise wind speed and direction.
• Vindicator™ has proactive 3-D wind direction and velocity technology, which enables wind turbine control systems to anticipate changing air flow dynamics and optimize power output.
• Vindicator™ accurately measures wind flows and predicts wind shifts to improve turbine efficiencies and reduce dynamic component failure.
2. Addressing Today’s Wind Industry Challenges:
• Turbine efficiency is based on wind speed and direction that
optimizes wind turbine power output.
• Asymmetric loading & gusts affect wind turbine longevity and increase unscheduled maintenance costs.
• Wind energy forecasting models need more accurate wind speed data to improve wind farm profit margins.
3. Vindicator™ Primary Features:
• Forward-looking LIDAR anemometry
• Measures wind field up to 300 meters in advance of the wind turbine
• Lightweight (less than 50 pounds)
• Low power
• Rugged & Reliable - no moving parts
• Class I eye safe
• Low cost – purchase or lease
For more information, please contact Trevor Sievert at press@windfair.net
- Source:
- Catch the Wind Inc.
- Author:
- Edited by Trevor Sievert, Online Editorial Journalist / Author: Catch the Wind Staff
- Email:
- press@windfair.net
- Link:
- www.windfair.net/...
- Keywords:
- Catch the Wind Inc., wind energy, wind farm, renewable energy, wind power, wind turbine, rotorblade, offshore, onshore
