Industry application of wind speed and direction sensor

It is becoming increasingly important to develop and use renewable resources, especially wind energy, which has become a mature and promising industry. At the same time, wind speed sensor,wind speed and direction sensors and ultrasonic sensors are also widely used.

 1.  Application of wind speed and direction sensor

Wind speed and direction sensors and ultrasonic sensors are widely used in wind power generation. The kinetic energy of the wind is converted into mechanical kinetic energy, and then the mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy, which is called wind power generation. The principle of wind power generation is to use the wind to drive the blades of the windmill to rotate, and then accelerate the speed through the speed increaser to promote the generator to generate electricity.

The process of wind power generation is extremely environmentally friendly, but the lack of stability makes it more expensive than other sources of energy. Consequently, a wind speed sensor is essential in wind power generation to accurately measure wind directions and directions to control the turbine. The site selection of wind farms also needs to predict wind direction and speed correctly to provide a reasonable analysis basis.

Have you ever observed that the blades of wind turbines stand facing the wind in one direction? That is because the wind turbine has a yaw system. Its sensing part (wind speed and direction sensor) monitors the changes in wind speed and direction in real time to provide accurate data for the wind turbine control system. Only then can the fan impeller be kept in the windward position, so that the wind rotor can obtain the maximum wind energy. 

2.Condition requirements

In harsh environments, wind speed and direction sensors are very important.
In order to maximize the efficiency of wind, wind turbines are generally installed in severe environments such as sea areas, mountains, and deserts. They are always faced with extreme environmental challenges such as severe cold and frost, high impact, wind and sea wind corrosion, and high-frequency electromagnetic interference. It is extremely important to provide accurate wind speed and direction monitoring for wind turbines in such extreme environments to ensure efficient operation of wind turbines.

3.Firstrate Wind Sensor Solution

For the complex working conditions of the wind power industry, Firster developed and produced the heated wind speed and direction sensor, which has the characteristics of self-heating, high protection, anti-vibration, anti-shock, anti-electromagnetic interference, and high strength.

Product features: 

     ● Aluminum alloy material                                 ● Non -contact magnetic sensing measurement

     ● No linear error                                                  ● Rotating blades are not deformed

     ● Self-heating function                                       ● Excellent anti-sand and anti-seawater corrosion

     ● Excellent strong anti-radio frequency, anti-electromagnetic interference

【Technical parameters】

Firstrate Sensor Technology Co., Ltd. is a leading provider of meteorological environment instruments and new energy detection equipment solutions in China. The company has professional technical personnel, strong research and development force, perfect testing equipment and leading technological process, making Sunshine Meteorological become a powerful technology development company in China integrating scientific research and development, processing and manufacturing, and international trade. The company specializes in the research and development and manufacture of environmental and new energy instruments, and has established good technical cooperation relations with a number of scientific research institutes, constantly improving and innovating products.

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