WINDCUBE 8
WINDCUBE KEY BENEFITS
The following points shall be the key elements to remind:
- Windcube8 : 500m wind profile
- Averaging time: 1.5s to 10min
- Vertical range resolution: 20m
- Portable, flexible, easy to use
- Constant accuracy at all heights
- Ready to use data (automatic data filter)
- Built for all weather conditions
FUNCTIONAL SPECS
| PERFORMANCES | WINDCUBE8 |
| Range Min-Max | (1) 40m to 500m |
| Averaging time | 1.5s to 10min |
| Vertical range resolution | 20m |
| Number of programmable range gates | >14 |
| Wind speed accuracy | 0.3 m/s |
| Relative backscatter detection range (depending on visibility) | 40m to 500m |
(1)According to atmospheric conditions
RANGE
- Maximum
The maximum range directly depends on the pulse length, on the power of the laser and on the weather conditions. Maximum height is reached at 500 meters for a 20 meter long pulse, under certain conditions (haze and clear conditions).
- Minimum
The minimum range depends on the pulse length. For a distance below 40 meters, the light pulse has not totally quitted the emitter; thus the light reflected by the optics is much more intense than the light backscattered by the aerosols. The minimum range is 40 meters for a 20 meter long pulse.
OUTPUT DATA
WINDCUBE™ technology allows the user to get many components of the wind:
PARAMETERS WINDCUBE8 Standard output data
- GPS location & time, range gates
- Horizontal, vertical wind speed and direction over selected period
- Carrier-to-Noise Ratio (dB)
- Spectral bandwidth and corresponding wind speed dispersions
- Relative backscatter
- Raw data
- Averaged spectral data
TECHNICAL SPECS
HISTORY
Developed in cooperation with the French Aerospace agency (ONERA),
the WINDCUBE™ is the result of 20 years of research and development.
Its inventors have overcome major technological challenges to give birth to the new generation of wind Lidar systems.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| ELECTRICAL |
| Power supply | 27 V DC - 110/220 VAC |
| Power consumption | 600 W max |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Temperature range | -15°C to +40°C |
| Relative humidity | from 10 to 100% |
| Environmental protection | IP 65 - waterproof and dustproof, wiper |
| OPTICS & ELECTRONICS |
| Laser wavelength | 1.54 µm pulsed fiber laser |
| Eyesafety | EN/IEC 60825-1 / laser Class 1M |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Size (mm) | 850 x 650 x 550 mm |
| Weight | 65 kg (portable by 2 people) |
| DATA |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Data format | ASCII & BUFR |
SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE / WINDSOFT
Standard Windsoft - Instrument control
- Data acquisition
- Data storage
- Data treatment
- Manual data transfer
- Raw data
- Carrier-to-Noise Ratio
- Calibration data
- Viewer: Display of already stored data
