Small Scale Wind Lidar
Wind Ranger 100/200
- Affordable , compact , eye safe cw wind lidar
- Innovative frequency modulation of laser signal
- Wind profiling within up to 20 range gates up to 100 m / 200 m height
- Easy and fast transportation and installation
- Set up at sites where wind masts cannot be mounted
- Easy to operate by web interface for control and real time visualization
- Built in quality control
- Automatic system monitoring
- Typical applications include wind farm planning, urban climatology, marine platform instrumentation, etc.
Laser wavelength | 1550 nm, laser class 1M (eye-safe) |
Measuring ranges | Wind Ranger 100: 5 … 100 m Wind Ranger 200: 5 … 200 m |
Max. number of measuring ranges | 20, consecutively measured |
Range resolution (range depedent) | 0.16 m at 10 m, 16 m at 100 m |
Range of wind speed | 0 … 60 m/s |
Range of wind direction | 0 … 360 ° |
Range of std. dev. of vertical wind | 0.02 … 3 m/s |
Accuracy of wind speed* | 0.2 m/s or 2 % at wind speeds > 10 m/s |
Accuracy of wind direction* | 3 ° at wind speeds > 5 m/s |
Accuracy of std. dev. of vertical wind* | 0.1 m/s or 5 % |
Range resolution | Depending on range, 16 cm @ 10 m |
Time resolution radial wind | 0.5 s (one complete 3D-VAD scan) |
Averaging time wind profiles | Adjustable, typically 1 .. 30 minutes |
Data output and control | Ethernet, Web GUI |
Built-in memory | 32 GB |
Optional | inclination sensor, compass, GPS |
Power requirements | 230 V, 60 W (optionally 24 VDC) |
Ambient conditions | -30°C … + 35 °C, 5 … 100 % |
Weight | < 40 kg |
Enclosure dimensions (H x W x D) | 620 mm x 530 mm x 340 mm |
* Observed uncertainty in measurements depends on parameter settings (averaging time, number of measuring heights, etc.) and atmospheric conditions (aerosol distribution, visibility, turbulence).
Accuracies are given for 10 minutes averages, 8 measuring ranges, 1 rev./s , moderate turbulence.