Windographer
Encyclopedia
Windographer is wind data analysis software
. It reads and presents wind speed and direction data recorded at potential wind farm
sites by meteorological towers, sodar
, or lidar
. Users can view data time series, frequency distributions, and wind roses, flag and filter erroneous data, and calculate wind shear
, turbulence intensity, wind turbine
power output, and 50-yr extreme gust.
Wind energy software
Specialized wind energy software applications aid in the development and operation of wind farms.- Program management :Programs involve equipment vendors and service providers that collaborate throughout the project. Documentation, lease management, asset tracking and warranty management are some...
. It reads and presents wind speed and direction data recorded at potential wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
sites by meteorological towers, sodar
SODAR
SODAR , also written as sodar, is a meteorological instrument used as a wind profiler to measure the scattering of sound waves by atmospheric turbulence...
, or lidar
LIDAR
LIDAR is an optical remote sensing technology that can measure the distance to, or other properties of a target by illuminating the target with light, often using pulses from a laser...
. Users can view data time series, frequency distributions, and wind roses, flag and filter erroneous data, and calculate wind shear
Wind shear
Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere...
, turbulence intensity, wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
power output, and 50-yr extreme gust.