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Wide Area Wind Field Monitoring Status & Results

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1035563· OSTI ID:1035563
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  1. Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
Volume-scanning elastic has been investigated as a means to derive 3D dynamic wind fields for characterization and monitoring of wind energy sites. An eye-safe volume-scanning lidar system was adapted for volume imaging of aerosol concentrations out to a range of 300m. Reformatting of the lidar data as dynamic volume images was successfully demonstrated. A practical method for deriving 3D wind fields from dynamic volume imagery was identified and demonstrated. However, the natural phenomenology was found to provide insufficient aerosol features for reliable wind sensing. The results of this study may be applicable to wind field measurement using injected aerosol tracers.
Research Organization:
Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002734
OSTI ID:
1035563
Report Number(s):
DOE--EE0002734-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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