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