WO2013079099A1 - Motion-stabilised lidar and method for wind speed measurement - Google Patents
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- This invention concerns a motion-stabilised Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) for wind speed measurement, and a method for wind speed measurements using the LIDAR system. More particularly, the invention relates to a motion-stabilised LIDAR (LIDAR) and method for use on floating platforms such as buoys.
- LIDAR Light Detection And Ranging
- LIDAR systems provide wind speed data by measuring the Doppler shift imparted to laser light that is scattered from natural aerosols (e. g. dust, pollen, water droplets etc.) present in air.
- natural aerosols e. g. dust, pollen, water droplets etc.
- An example of a C0 2 laser based LIDAR system is described by Vaughan and Forrester in Wind Engineering, Vol 13, No 1 , 1989, ppl-15; in particular section 8. More recently, lower cost optical fibre based LIDAR devices of the type described in Karlsson et al, Applied Optics, Vol. 39, No. 21 ,20 July 2000 have been developed.
- LIDAR systems measure the Doppler shift imparted to reflected radiation within a certain remote probe volume and can thus only acquire wind speed data in a direction parallel to the transmitted/returned laser beam.
- a problem in the art is how to obtain more accurate measurements.
- Transportable LIDAR systems can be subject to movements that lead to distortions in readings.
- Off-shore LIDARs for example, may rely partly on the natural motion of the waves to obtain a measurement volume, however, this volume can be enlarged during certain weather conditions which decreases the accuracy of the measurement.
- Another problem is the movement of the LIDAR itself can contribute to a false reading.
- erratic motions of the floating LIDAR can lead to further inaccuracies, and may fail to scan a volume sufficiently completely.
- a problem in the art is how to accurately measure wind speed still accounting for the any movement in the lidar itself.
- One embodiment of the invention relates to a motion-stabilised LIDAR (100), MS-LIDAR, for measurement of wind speed, comprising:
- stabiliser unit (25) having a having a probe end (30) for attachment to a laser radar, LIDAR (10), and a base end (40) for attachment to a buoyant platform (80), which stabiliser unit (25) is configured for at least partial isolation of motions of the base end (40) from the probe end (30);
- MS-LIDAR 100 is arranged to make wind speed measurements at one or more remote probe volumes.
- the stabiliser unit (25) may be arranged to at least partially isolate one or more of pitch, roll and yaw motions of the base end (40) from the probe end (30).
- the motion detector (50) may be arranged to measure one or more of pitch, roll and yaw motions of the probe end (30).
- the remote probe volumes may be at an unknown position relative to the base end (40).
- the LIDAR (10) may be a pulse wave LIDAR and optionally a scanning LIDAR.
- the stabiliser unit (25) may comprise a gimbal mechanism.
- the MS-LIDAR (100) may be further provided with a processor (60) configured to calculate wind speed at the one more remote probe volumes and the position of the probe volume relative to a fixed point in space using data obtained from the motion detector (50).
- the processor may be configured to calculate wind speed measurements using a correction method applied to data obtained from the LIDAR (10) and motion detector (50).
- the correction method may comprise the steps:
- the transformation matrix may be calculated at regular intervals such that the maximum angular rotational movement detected at the probe end (30) by the motion detector does not exceed 1 degree in any one of roll, pitch or yaw, or wherein the transformation matrix is calculated 2 to 9 times per second.
- the correction method may comprise the step:
- a line of sight measurement comprises a plurality of remote probe volumes at different measurement heights (LoSH1 ', LoSH2', LoSH3', LoSH4', LoSH5') along the line of sight, in which wind speed is measured,
- the processor may be further configured to calculate a wind speed vector in three- dimensional Cartesian co-ordinates using at least three different line of sight beam directions
- the MS-LIDAR (100) may be attached to a buoyant platform (80).
- the invention also concerns a method for the measurement of wind speed, comprising use of an MS-LIDAR (100) or MS-LIDAR system (200) as defined herein.
- FIGURES are views of an MS-LIDAR (100) or MS-LIDAR system (200) as defined herein.
- FIG. 1 shows a drawing of a motion-stabilised LIDAR (MS-LIDAR) of the present invention, whereby the base end and probe end are aligned
- FIGs. 1 a and 1 b shows a drawing of an MS-LIDAR of the present invention, whereby the probe end maintains a vertical alignment isolated from the motions of the base end
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic drawing of an MS-LIDAR provided with a processor and data transfer system.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of an MS-LIDAR of the invention where the stabiliser unit comprises a gimbal mechanism having a pair of gimbals in which the axes of rotation are orthogonal.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of an MS-LIDAR system of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of some of the processing steps for acquiring wind speed along a line of sight.
- FIG. 6a shows a schematic representation of an MS-LIDAR that is static with respect of translational movement.
- FIG. 6b shows a schematic representation of an MS-LIDAR undergoing translational movement.
- FIG. 7 shows roll, pitch and yaw movements of the probe end and LIDAR of an MS- LIDAR.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of the effect of LIDAR orientation motion upon the atmospheric measurement height.
- the terms "one or more” or “at least one”, such as one or more or at least one member(s) of a group of members, is clear per se, by means of further exemplification, the term encompasses inter alia a reference to any one of said members, or to any two or more of said members, such as, e.g., any ⁇ 3, ⁇ 4, ⁇ 5, ⁇ 6 or ⁇ 7 etc. of said members, and up to all said members.
- the lidar is arranged to acquire wind speed measurements at one or more remote probe volumes.
- the remote volumes remain essentially constant with respect to a fixed point in space, for example, with respect to the Earth; for instance a position measured relative to the ground or the sea-bed, or sea surface.
- the MS-LIDAR of the invention comprises a stabiliser unit having a base end and a probe end.
- the base end is configured for attachment to a buoyant platform.
- the probe end is configured for attachment to the LIDAR.
- the stabiliser unit at least partly, preferably fully, isolates the motions of base end from motions of the probe end.
- the stabiliser unit maintains the LIDAR in an essentially vertical position.
- a stabiliser connects the base end to the probe end and contains a mechanism that at least partly, preferably fully, isolates said movements of base end from said movements of the probe end.
- the base end (also known as a "base”, “base part”, or “base member”) may be configured for permanent or dismountable connection to the buoyant platform.
- the base end may comprise a base plate.
- a dismountable connection allows the MS-LIDAR to be removed for servicing and repair and a replacement swapped-in thereby avoiding downtime.
- the probe end also known as a "probe attachment part", “probe attachment member”
- the probe end may be configured for permanent or dismountable connection to the LIDAR.
- the probe end may comprise a cavity or space to receive the LIDAR.
- a dismountable connection allows the LIDAR to be removed for servicing and repair and a replacement swapped-in thereby avoiding downtime.
- the motions isolated by the stabiliser unit and stabiliser therein may be rotational (angular) or translational or both, but are preferably rotational only. Typically at least some, preferably all of the pitch and/or roll motions of the buoyant platform are absorbed by the stabiliser.
- the yaw (compass bearing) motions may or may not be isolated.
- the probe volume measured according to the invention is at an unknown position relative to the base end and hence the buoyant platform.
- the stabiliser unit allows the one or more remote probe volumes to remain essentially constant with respect to a fixed point in space; for example a position measured relative to the ground or the sea-bed. Accordingly, a probe volume that is otherwise extended by the roll and pitch of the buoyant platform is reduced or avoided, so providing a more accurate determination of wind speed and/or velocity.
- the stabiliser of the stabilising unit is a mechanism that at least partly, preferably fully isolates the motions of base end from motions of the probe end.
- the stabiliser may be passive mechanism, such as a universal joint or gimbal mechanism or ball joint arrangement.
- a gimbal mechanism may comprise a pair of orthogonally arranged gimbals.
- a passive stabiliser is preferred which does not contribute to the overall power
- an active stabiliser may be employed, for instance based on gyroscopic stabilisation, or on electronic motion sensors in a closed loop feedback with an electromechancial system (servo motors) which actively maintain the probe end at an essentially constant level.
- the MS-LIDAR of the invention further comprises a LIDAR instrument, configured to record the wind speed and/or velocity measurements.
- the LIDAR comprises a laser and light sensor.
- the LIDAR laser transmits a laser beam along a line of sight (LoS) which is a particular direction of the beam relative to the LIDAR; light scattered by particles in the air are reflected back and detected by a light sensor in the LIDAR.
- Wind speed Wind speed
- measurements are determined by virtue of a Doppler effect created by movement of the light-scattering particles along the LoS.
- the wind speed returned is in the direction of the LoS.
- a horizontal component of the measurement - relevant for turbine applications - can be calculated from the returned wind speed using known values of the length of the LoS and the angle of the LoS relative to the horizon.
- FIG. 5 describes a typical measurement process of a pulse LIDAR in fixed position.
- Each of return signals attributable to a pulse and detected by sensor contains Doppler-modified frequencies through a plurality of planes tangential the LoS.
- Each return signal 62, in the time domain is converted to the frequency domain using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT).
- FFT Fast Fourier Transform
- the return signal 62 may be divided into a plurality of windows 62a/63a, 62b/63b, 62c/63c, 62d/63d, 62e/63e known as a range gates.
- the signal of one or more, preferably all the range gates 63a, 63b, 63c, 63d, 63e is FFTd (FFT) into the frequency domain, thereby obtaining a plurality of frequency peaks 64a, 64b, 64c, 64d, 64e, each pertaining to a light frequency and intensity at a different measurement height along the LoS.
- FFT FFT
- the signals are averaged (AVG) either before or after FFT to obtain a plurality of peaks having improved signal to noise ratio 65a, 65b, 65c, 65d, 65e.
- the one or more of the height-relevant signals in the frequency domain is compared (CMP) 66a, 66b, 66c, 66d, 66e with the frequency of transmitted light 61 ; an indication of a difference between the two allows the calculation (SPD) of wind speed along the LoS 67a, 67b, 67c, 67d, 67e, in the illustration, at heights H1 to H5.
- SPD calculation
- a horizontal component of the measurement may also be calculated using known values of the length of the LoS and the angle of the LoS relative to the horizon.
- the MS-LIDAR may be arranged to acquire wind speed measurements from remote probe volumes at a plurality of positions such that a true wind velocity vector can be determined.
- the LIDAR in the MS-LIDAR may conveniently comprise a beam scanner.
- a beam scanner is advantageous, but not essential.
- the beam scanner may advantageously be arranged to cause the laser beam to scan in different directions. The directions may constitute a pattern (e.g. cone).
- the scanning comprises separate beam measurements at 3 or more, preferably 4 different directions around a conical air volume.
- the cone angle is preferably 28 deg.
- the measurement so made are sometimes known as radial wind speed measurements.
- wind speed measurements can be intersected at a range of angles enabling the true velocity vector to be deduced for a region in space.
- Other scanning patterns besides conical are known and can be used to determine the true wind velocity vector, provided that the LIDAR range and pointing (or look) direction is always known with a sufficient degree of accuracy.
- the movement of the probe-end alone, not fully compensated by the stabiliser unit (e.g.
- the LIDAR may be bistatic.
- Bistatic LIDAR systems have separate transmit and receive optics.
- Monostatic LIDAR systems are also known and are so called because they have common transmit and receive optics.
- the non-parallel transmit and receive beams of a bistatic system are particularly advantageous because they can be arranged to intersect at a certain point thereby accurately defining the remote probe volume (i.e. the area in space from which Doppler wind speed measurements are acquired). Although confinement of the probe volume may lead to a reduction in the strength of the returned signal for distributed targets, the noise generated by spurious reflections is greatly reduced compared with monostatic systems.
- the LIDAR is optical fibre based.
- the LIDAR may be of the type described by Karlsson et al, Applied Optics, Vol. 39, No. 21 ,20 July 2000.
- Fibre based LIDAR systems are advantageous compared with C0 2 laser based systems because of their small size, low power consumption and robustness.
- the LIDAR may be a pulse wave or continuous wave LIDAR. Preferably it is a pulse wave LIDAR.
- the MS-LIDAR further comprises a motion detector configured to monitor the motion of the probe end, and hence of the LIDAR, and of the remote probe volumes.
- the motion detector thus allows an orientation and/or absolute position of the remote probe volume of the LIDAR to be determined for each of the wind speed measurements. From that, a trajectory of motion can be determined.
- absolute position is a position in space that is defined relative to a fixed point in space (for example on Earth); for example a position measured relative to the ground or the sea-bed. It is understood that the accuracy with which the relative position of the remote probe volume is translated into an absolute remote probe volume position would depend on the accuracy of the motion detector.
- the accuracy of the motion detector is around one degree in angle and a few centimetres per second in velocity (in any direction).
- the motion detector is preferably mounted in fixed relation to the probe end of the MS-LIDAR.
- the present invention thus provides an MS-LIDAR that can give reliable data on the wind speed at absolute positions in space.
- wind speed measurements acquired from remote probe volumes at a plurality of absolute positions allow a true wind speed and/or velocity vector to be determined in a given region of space (e.g. at the potential location of a wind turbine).
- the motion detector monitors probe end and hence LIDAR velocity, independent of motions of the base end such that acquired wind velocity measurements for the one or more remote probe volumes can be corrected for any minor probe end velocities.
- the motion detector may comprise one or more of a number of motion sensors.
- the type of motion sensors used in the motion detector would depend on the type of motion adopted by the probe end and hence the connected LIDAR, and the importance of the effect of this motion on the data being acquired.
- the combination of motion sensors enables the orientation and/or position of the LIDAR probe volume to be determined for each measurement.
- the motion detector may be activated when measurements are being recorded. It is understood that the motion detector may be provided as a single housed unit, or may be house in multiple units, for example, one unit for each sensor.
- the motion detector may comprise a yaw (rotation) sensor.
- the compass direction i.e. the bearing in which the apparatus is pointing
- the yaw sensor is preferably mounted in fixed relation to the probe end of the MS-LIDAR.
- a yaw sensor may be based on a compass sensor.
- the motion detector may conveniently comprise a roll sensor and/or pitch (rotation) sensor. For example a two dimensional pitch and roll sensor may be provided. When both roll and pitch are measured, the sensor is sometime known as as inclination sensor.
- the roll sensor and/or pitch sensor are preferably mounted in fixed relation to the probe end of the MS-LIDAR.
- a roll and/ or pitch sensor may be based on a gyroscopic sensor.
- the motion detector may comprise a heave sensor.
- This sensor is used to determine the vertical velocity of the measurement platform and hence allows any change in vertical position of the MS-LIDAR to be established.
- the measured vertical velocity component may also be used to correct the vertical component of the measured wind speed.
- the heave sensor may be attached in fixed relation to the MS-LIDAR probe end or base end.
- a heave may be based on an accelerometer and/or gyroscopic sensor.
- the motion detector may also advantageously comprise a translation (sway and/or surge) sensor. This sensor is used to determine the horizontal velocity of the measurement platform (in two dimensions) allowing the MS-LIDAR position to be determined. It preferably detects speed in a given direction.
- the measured horizontal velocity may also be used to correct the horizontal component of measured wind speed.
- the translation sensor may be attached in fixed relation to the MS-LIDAR probe end or base end.
- a sway or surge sensor may be based on an accelerometer and/or gyroscopic sensor.
- a global positioning system (GPS) may also be provided to monitor the absolute position of the MS-LIDAR.
- GPS global positioning system
- a translation sensor would generally be unnecessary if the MS-LIDAR was constrained to remain within a defined area. For example, if the platform to which the MS-LIDAR was attached was a tethered buoy. However, approximate positional information as provided by current low-cost GPS systems would be enable the location of a drifting platform to be monitored (e. g.
- the motion detector comprise a gyro- enhanced Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS).
- AHRS is known in the art, for instance, the MTi as manufactured by Xsens.
- the AHRS preferably contains an internal low-power signal processor that provides drift-free three-dimensional orientation as well as calibrated three-dimensional acceleration, three-dimensional rate of turn (rate gyro) and three-dimensional earth-magnetic field data. It preferably comprises one or more, preferably all of the following: one or more three-dimensional acceleration sensors (i.e.
- 3 sensors in a three-dimensional orientation one or more three-dimensional gyro sensors, one or more three-dimensional magnetic sensors, one or more temperature sensor, one or more static pressure sensor, one or more GPS receivers.
- the processor may employ one or more embedded algorithms and filters for calibration, error correction and aggregation to useful data.
- the configuration of how the different sensors are incorporated in the calculations can be adapted to the circumstances in which the AHRS is used. It would be appreciated by a skilled person that a single or multiple sensors could be provided to perform all or a combination of the sensor functions described above. For example, a single absolute positioning and orientation sensor could be used for measurement of rotation, roll, heave and position if sufficiently accurate and affordable.
- Calculation of wind speed may rely on some assumptions, including horizontal homogeneity (assumption for averaging beams), a constant speed in interbeam distance for measurement, and spatial variation within a beam measurement volume.
- horizontal homogeneity assumption for averaging beams
- a constant speed in interbeam distance for measurement a constant speed in interbeam distance for measurement
- spatial variation within a beam measurement volume there may be movement by the LIDAR, for example, due to translations and angular motions at sea which can be additive to the Doppler effect used to measure wind speed which can distort a wind speed reading.
- the movement may not necessarily be dampened by the stabiliser.
- the present invention thus provides a method of correcting the acquired wind speed measurements to take into account any movements of the probe end and hence LI DAR as measured by the motion detector.
- the speed of the moving probe end and hence LI DAR may be subtracted from the wind speed reading.
- the method may alternatively or additionally correct for differences in atmospheric measurement height between measurements using interpolation.
- FIGs. 6a and 6b show an MS-LIDAR 100 of the present invention comprising a stabiliser unit 25 having a probe end 30, a base end 40 and a stabiliser 20 connecting the base end 40 to the probe end 30.
- a LIDAR 10 is mounted on the probe end 30.
- the stabilising unit 25 maintains an essentially vertical position of the probe end 30 and LI DAR 10 when the base end diverges from a neutral position.
- a volume of air 92 is measured when the probe end 30 is static.
- the measurements along the LoS of the beam 15 allows calculation of the speed of an airborne particle 90 along the LoS (v / ) and the subsequent calculation of the horizontal wind wind speed (v3 ⁇ 4 ) with knowledge of the cone angle (28°) and measurement length along the beam.
- the motion is indicated with arrow 94.
- the measurements along the LoS of the beam 15 indicates an effective increase of wind speed measured along the LoS (v', ); this would be accompanied by a subsequent increase in the horizontal wind speed (v ) vector; the increases in speed vectors are indicated by the thick black arrows in FIG. 6b.
- the resulting measurement corresponds to a volume of air 96 enlarged by the movement of the probe end 30 and hence LI DAR beam 15; the resulting wind speed vector amounts to the combination of real wind flow 90 and probe end LIDAR motion 94 at the measurement height.
- movement by the probe end distorts the measurement of the real wind flow 90. While the illustration above is described in terms of translational motions by the probe end, it is well understood that distortions in measurement may also arise from angular motions by the probe end.
- the correction method of the present invention compensates for translational and/or angular motions of the probe end in calculating the real wind speed, in particular of a vector component such as the horizontal component or a 3D Cartesian wind speed vector.
- data received from the motion detector may be used by a computer-implemented correction method to compensate wind speed measurements.
- translational movements by the probe end in 1-, or 2-, or 3-dimensions may be subtracted from the measured wind speed to compute the real wind speed.
- the correction method may construct a transformation matrix, where for a given position of the probe end, the position of measurement (3D positioning) in a fixed coordinate system can be determined.
- the total transformation matrix is dependent on geometry of the LIDAR which may have one or more fixed components such as cone angle and sensor position.
- the matrix may have one or more variables including rotations and measurement height.
- the position of the measurement may be determined in space, preferably in a fixed coordinate system.
- An illustration of a coordinate system is presented in FIG. 7, where the measurement coordinate system of the motion detector is presented which is located within the probe end 30, and shown are axes around which roll 32, pitch 34 and yaw 36 motions may arise. Also indicated are four separate radial line-of-sight beam positions 15, 15", 15", 15'" at West (W), South (S), North (N) and East (E) respectively, each used to determine a separate wind speed measurement.
- Eq 1 A generalisation of a typical transformation matrix formation is presented in Eq 1 , where g R is the rotation matrix of co-ordinate system B referenced to A, ⁇ R is the rotation matrix of co-ordinate system C referenced to B. The matrices are multiplied R * ⁇ R to obtain a relationship of C referenced to A.
- a P and B P are a translations which are vectors x, y, z that relate to the origins of the coordinate systems to the reference system.
- the top left part of the matrix represents the rotations in a 3D coordinate reference
- the coordinate system is preferably the co-ordinate system of the motion
- the top right part of the matrix represents a translation part.
- the translation may be attributable to a vertical translation (e.g. a heave at sea) which would affect the target measurement height.
- the lower part of the matrix represents scale and zoom (lower left and right respectively). The scale and zoom may not necessary be used.
- T1 to T3 may be constructed:
- T1 Probe end or lidar rotation with respect to the motion detector co-ordinate system
- T2 Probe end or lidar translation, particularly in respect of measurement height
- the final transformation matrix may be obtained by the sequence of transformation matrix multiplication in Eq. 2:
- the final matrix may be resolved, depending on the motion or motions which require
- Hb1 cos(b)*cos(fba)*cos(g)*l-sin(fba)*(sin(a)*sin(g)-cos(a)*sin(b)*cos(g))*l [Eq. 3] where :
- fba is the cone-angle (fixed at 28°)
- a, b, g are the yaw, pitch and roll angle inputs from the motion sensor
- the order in which rotations and, to a lesser extent, translations detected by the motion detector are applied to the starting probe end position by the transformation matrix is important i.e. rotation transformations are non- commutative.
- rotation sequence is of limited importance; for higher rotation angles the sequence of rotations become more important. Consequently, the correction method calculates a transformation matrix when each of the rotations (roll, pitch, yaw) is small in angle.
- Small rotation angles may be regarded as equal to or less than 1.0, 0.9, 0.8, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, or 0.1 degrees; in other words, these would be a maximum angular rotational movement of the probe end (30).
- the transformation matrix is recalculated based upon updated angles detected by the motion detector, reflecting a new LIDAR orientation.
- the transformation matrix may be computed at high regularity; this does not allow sufficient time for a large rotation angle to evolve.
- a high regularity it is meant that the matrix is recalculated at a rate equal to or greater than 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 1 , 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 18, 19 or 20 times per second, or a value in the range between any two of the aforementioned values.
- the transformation matrix is recalculated at a rate equal to or greater than 2 times per second, preferably 2 to 9 times per second.
- a maximum angular rotational movement and/or a minimum computation rate may be set.
- the use of small rotation angles and/or high recalculation regularity combined with the transformation matrix allows a reduction in sampling time.
- a high measurement quality is obtained with less pulses compared with the prior art e.g. 2000 pulses using the present invention which provides a reading every 0.2 seconds.
- the reduction in pulses leads to a reduction in power consumption.
- it may provide data at a high resolution owing to the possibility for obtaining more samples in the same time frame.
- correction method may comprise the steps:
- the motion detector (50) information as to the rotational and optionally translational movement of the probe end (30), - calculating at regular intervals, a transformation matrix from the motion detector information to calculate the position of the probe end (30); the interval may be determined by a maximum angular rotational movement of the probe end (30),
- the transformation matrix may be calculated based on new angles such that the maximum angular rotational movement detected at the probe end (30) by the motion detector does not exceed 1 degree in any one of roll, pitch or yaw, or
- the transformation matrix may be recalculated 2 to 9 times per second.
- the result of the transformations is a trajectory of motion.
- the trajectory of motion provides the coordinates of the trajectory of the probe end in a fixed co-ordinate system (e.g. relative to the motion detector). It may also provide the speed of the motion along the trajectory; this is useful for correction of the measured wind speed and calculated vectors by subtraction or addition. It may also provide the acceleration of the motion along the trajectory; this would be useful for obtaining a weighted wind speed average.
- Motions by the LI DAR between beam measurements may lead to distortions to the values of the wind speed returned.
- a change in angular position of the LIDAR between consecutive measurements at the same LoS direction (e.g. between several N readings) or between consecutive measurements at different LoS directions (e.g. between N and S readings) would cause measurement of wind speed at a different height in the atmosphere; data from the motion detector may be used to adapt the measurement to the specified atmospheric height, taking into account that the measurements are taken at different heights.
- a typical LI DAR wind speed measurement along a LoS 15, 15' comprises a plurality of wind speed measurements at different height measurements along the LoS (LoS heights) which LoS heights generally remain fixed for each and every reading.
- LoS height or LoS measurement height refers to the distance along the LIDAR beam, from the LI DAR to the position in atmosphere at which the wind speed measurement is taken.
- the atmospheric height refers to the essentially vertical distance from the position in atmosphere at which the wind speed measurement is taken to an imaginary horizontal plane essentially level with the LIDAR.
- the LIDAR in a first orientation takes wind speed measurements at five discrete probe volumes along a LoS 15 corresponding to five different LoS heights LoSH1 , LoSH2, LoSH3, LoSH4, LoSH5. These intersect with atmospheric heights hi , h2, h3, h4 and h5 at which the wind speed is desired.
- the LIDAR adopts a different (second) orientation as shown in FIG. 8 (dotted line LIDAR 10')
- the five LoS heights LoSH1 ⁇ LoSH2 ⁇ LoSH3 ⁇ LoSH4 ⁇ LoSH5" intersect different atmospheric heights compared with the first orientation, and so would return wind speed measurements for different atmospheric layers.
- wind speed measurement at a plurality of LoS heights for a LoS reading are interpolated i.e. wind speed data points are generated between real LoS height measurements.
- the result is wind speed data for a height-graduated LoS.
- Height-graduated LoS refers to LoS measurement heights having one or more interpolated data points; it may have a regular spacing between points.
- wind speed and LoS height data between LoSH1' and LoSH2' may be generated, for instance; this would enable calculation of wind speed at atmospheric height hi even though the acquired data would not enable a direct calculation thereof.
- wind speed data for a LoS measurement across a range of LoS heights is generated, from which the wind speed at a given atmospheric height can be determined from the interpolated height data and using data from the motion detector.
- the result is wind speed data for a graduated atmospheric height; it may have a regular spacing between points.
- a graduated atmospheric height refers to atmospheric measurement heights having one or more interpolated data points Correction by interpolation allows a more accurate calculation of the wind speed at one or a plurality of atmospheric heights.
- linear interpolation techniques for interpolation are known in the art, for instance linear interpolation.
- the correction method of the invention may comprise the steps:
- a (single) line of sight measurement comprises a plurality of remote probe volumes disposed at different measurement heights LoSH1 ', LoSH2", LoSH3", LoSH4", LoSH5" along the line of sight, in which wind speed is measured,
- LoS LIDAR data measurements taken at different directions into Cartesian measurements i.e. u, v, w components of wind speed at a particular atmospheric height. This may be achieved through the combination of different beam measurements taken at different directions across the measurement cone, as shown for instance in FIG. 7 (15, 15', 15", 15'").
- the present specification refers to a LoS direction as meaning an angular position of the LIDAR beam as set by the LIDAR, for example, using an internal mirror; the direction relative to a fixed point in space can be altered, however, as a result of movements by the LIDAR.
- the technique of transformation is known in the art, for example, from
- a measurement of wind speed typically at least 2 radial components i.e. 2 beam measurements at different directions are needed.
- measurements at 3 different LoS beam directions are needed.
- 4 different beam directions are recorded.
- the directions are spatially radial. Equations which may be used in extracting Cartesian measurements from radial LoS measurements are described below. Where, for example, the LIDAR probes the atmosphere at four different directions, East, West, North and South, the system of wind equations may be described be according to Eq. 4:
- Vr N u sin9 + w cos9
- Vr E v sin9 + w cos9
- Vr s — u sin0 + w cosO
- Vr w —v sinB + w cos9
- Vr is a LI DAR LoS wind speed along directions East (E), West (W), North (N) and South (S), ⁇ is the cone angle, and u, v, w are the wind speed in Cartesian co-ordinates.
- the retrieved wind speed components assuming they are the same at the four directions may be derived according to Eq. 5:
- motions by the LI DAR between beam measurements may lead to distortions of the Cartesian vector values returned. These may be corrected owing to data of the motion detector in the probe end.
- a change in height or orientation of the LI DAR between consecutive measurements at the same LoS direction e.g. between several N readings
- data from the motion detector is used to adapt the measurement to the specified atmospheric height, taking into account that the measurements are taken at different heights as described above.
- insufficient return signal is available, for example, because the height of the measurement is insufficient, then data obtained from another LoS direction may be used, corrected for orientation.
- the wind speed at each of the different LoS directions is typically measured by the LI DAR sequentially and not simultaneously. It is an aspect of the invention that a measurement at a particular LoS direction is repeated more than once. The repeat measurement may be made after the other directions have been measured.
- the LI DAR may measure sequentially a plurality of directions, and repeat the sequential measurement of a plurality of directions a number of times (e.g. N, E, S, W, N, E, S, W, N, E, S, W, etc) to improve the signal to noise ratio.
- a processor may be provided with the MS-LI DAR.
- the processor may receive the output of the motion detector.
- the processor may receive the output of the LIDAR. It may calculate the position relative to a fixed position in space of the remote probe volume of each wind speed measurement, in addition to the wind speed at that volume.
- the processor may calculate a 3D Cartesian vector for wind speed as described above.
- the processor may advantageously be arranged to compensate for LI DAR movements in calculating wind speed.
- the processor may be configured to calculate wind speed measurements using a correction applied to data obtained from the LI DAR and motion detector. Specifically, motions of the LI DAR which combine with the real wind speed to give an apparent wind speed, as described above, may be subtracted by the processor. Specifically, motions of the LIDAR between a plurality of readings which affect the atmospheric measurement height as described above, may be corrected by the processor. Specifically, motions of the LI DAR between a plurality of readings used to determine the wind speed vector may be corrected by the processor.
- a data storage device is also included.
- the processor and data storage device may be provided by a computing device, preferably a low energy consumption portable computing device such as a smart phone, laptop computer, netbook computer, tablet computer or the like. Collected data may be stored locally on a storage medium (e.g. hard drive, flash card, SD card) for subsequent collection by a service engineer.
- a storage medium e.g. hard drive, flash card, SD card
- the processor comprises a computer readable medium comprising a computer program comprising instructions for performing a method of correction as described elsewhere herein.
- the processor comprises a computer readable medium comprising a computer program comprising instructions for performing a method of correcting the acquired wind speed measurements to take into account any movements of the probe end and hence LIDAR as measured by the motion detector.
- the method of correcting the acquired wind speed measurements may comprise one or more of the elements described above.
- a data transfer system e.g. transmitter, receiver or transceiver
- the acquired data may be periodically transmitted to a remote system via known communication device; e.g. cellular telephone, satellite telephone, satcoms, short wave radio or meteorburst. If more detailed data is required then higher bandwidth communication systems may alternatively be employed. Very detailed information may not be transmitted but stored locally on the storage medium (e.g. hard drive, flash card, SD card) for subsequent collection by a service engineer.
- the invention further provides an MS-LIDAR system comprising the MS-LIDAR mounted on a support.
- the support may be transportable such as a buoyant platform (i.e. a platform that will float on water), a truck, a car, a lorry, a quad bike etc.
- the present invention thus provides a LIDAR system that can be quickly and easily deployed at any desired location on water or land, and can provide reliable wind speed measurements.
- the LIDAR system may be readily deployed off-shore.
- the MS-LIDAR of the MS-LIDAR system is mounted within the buoyant platform.
- a transparent window may be provided within the platform through which the laser can be directed and return signals passed.
- the MS-LIDAR may be attached to an external portion of the platform.
- the MS-LIDAR is arranged to have a substantially vertical look direction.
- the buoyant platform (which may also be termed a floating platform) conveniently comprises a buoy.
- the term buoy is well known to those skilled in the art as meaning an unmanned and autonomous buoyant platform.
- the buoy may be tethered in position or may drift with the tide.
- a buoy of the present invention may be used off-shore in the ocean/sea or may be used in inland expanses of water such as lakes, rivers etc.
- the buoyant platform may alternatively comprise any platform that is arranged to float on water; for example, a vessel such as a boat, ship, etc.
- Means may also be provided to clean the output port through which the radiation generated by the MS-LIDAR is emitted and returning signal pass.
- a wiper or a wash-wipe system may be provided.
- Measurements made using the MS-LI DAR system include one or more of air temperature, air pressure, water temperature, differential temperature, wave height, wave period, wave direction, water level, current velocity, and current direction, higher-frequency wind velocity data, components of turbulence intensity.
- a method of determining wind velocity in the vicinity of a buoyant platform is provided and is characterised by the steps of (i) providing an MS-LIDAR or MS-LIDAR system as described herein and (ii) using the LIDAR to acquire wind velocity measurements from one or more remote probe volumes.
- the method further comprises the step of (iii) using a motion detector to measure motion of the probe end and hence of the LIDAR.
- the method also comprises the additional step of (iv) acquiring wind velocity measurements from a plurality of probe volumes of known position relative to a position in space that is defined relative to a fixed point relative in space (on Earth); for example a position measured relative to the ground or the sea-bed.
- FIG. 1 an MS-LIDAR 100 of the present invention is shown.
- the MS-LIDAR 100 comprises a stabiliser unit 25 having a probe end 30, a base end 40 and a stabiliser 20 connecting the base end 40 to the probe end 30.
- a LIDAR 10 is mounted on the probe end 30.
- the stabilising unit 25 maintains an essentially vertical position of the probe end 30 and LIDAR 10 when the base end diverges from a neutral position.
- FIG. 2 illustrates another example of a MS-LIDAR of FIG. 1 , further comprising motion detector 50, a processor 60 and a data transfer system 70.
- the motion detector 50 is attached to the probe end 30.
- the LIDAR 10 motion detector 50, and data transfer system 70 are in data communication 72, 74, 76 (respectively) with the processor 60.
- the MS- LIDAR 100 has a fixed range and emits and receives laser radiation (as indicated by the beam 15) in a known direction relative to the probe end 30; i.e. the probe volume of the device relative to the probe end 30 of the MS-LIDAR 100 is known.
- a LIDAR system may also be used which incorporates a means by which the range (e.g. height) of the measurement probe may be varied to enable wind fields to be interrogated at varying heights. This may be
- the LIDAR may incorporate a scanner, that can scan the beam 15 in pattern (e.g. conical path) relative to the probe end 30 resulting in a scanning LIDAR
- the scanner may comprise a typical prior art optical scanning system. For example, depending upon the area to be scanned, a raster or vector scan using angled mirrors driven by powerful motors may be utlised. Alternatively, or in addition, natural wave motion may be utilised to provide a pseudo-random scanning pattern.
- the scanner may comprise a single mirror or an optical prism rotated about a single axis. This would cause the laser beam to scan in a conical fashion and such an approach would ensure that wind data could be recorded even under extreme calm conditions.
- any motion of the probe end 30 and hence LIDAR 10 would affect the position of the probe volume in which wind speed measurements are made.
- the rotation (/ ' . e. compass direction) and pitch and roll (i.e. inclination) of the buoy would affect the probe sample position, despite the angular stabilisation.
- the heave i.e. vertical displacement
- the vertical velocity of the LIDAR 10 may affect the Doppler shift that is measured from a probe volume in a given region of space.
- the instantaneous velocity of LIDAR 10 motion can be measured and used to correct the velocity measured for a given probe volume.
- Rotation, roll and heave can be monitored using several established motion sensing techniques such as magnetic compasses, gyroscopes and accelerometers.
- Translation of MS-LIDAR 100 may be relatively small and may not significantly affect probe position, but instantaneous MS-LIDAR 100 velocity may be compensated for to provide accurate horizontal wind speed measurements.
- a drifting buoy as used in
- GPS Global Positioning System
- the data from each orientation sensor (e.g. rotation, roll, heave and translation) forming the motion detector 50 are communicated to the processor 60 along with a wind speed signal from the LIDAR 10.
- the computer then calculates the wind speed at various probe volumes and determines a three-dimensional wind vector.
- the aforementioned correction method is preferably applied to the data.
- the computer may be configured to average data over periods of many minutes. Alternatively, it can be arranged to acquire detailed information about the structure of the wind on a time scale of tens of milliseconds.
- the acquired data may be stored by the computer 60, for example on a hard disk drive. It may be periodically downloaded to a remote system via a transmission component of the data transfer system 70. A receiver component of the data transfer system may also be provided for receiving control commands to alter the type of data being acquired. Alternatively, the data may be continually transmitted to a remote system and the integral computer 60 may be low complexity or substituted by a dedicated processor.
- the data transfer system 70 may comprise an existing commercial communications systems, e.g. GSM, satcoms, SW radio or meteorburst. However, if more detailed data is also required then higher bandwidth communication systems may need to be employed, but these too are readily available, although they may consume more electrical power.
- a fibre-based MS-LI DAR system would be expected to require about two hundred Watts of power. This, plus that required for the motion detector, navigation lights, communications and, possibly, a heater might increase the power budget to perhaps four hundred Watts. For an autonomous buoy-mounted LI DAR this power might need to be generated semi- continuously.
- the MS-LI DAR system may be provided with a cleaning system (not shown) for the external optics, such as a lens or window. A simple wiper system as used for instance on car headlamps would be adequate for most situations.
- FIG. 3 is a graphic illustration of an MS-LIDAR 100 wherein the stabiliser 20 of the stabiliser unit 25 is comprised in a pair of gimbals 22, 24 having orthogonal axes of rotation. The outer gimbal 24 forms part of the base end 40, while the inner gimbal 22 forms part of the probe end 22.
- FIG. 3 is a graphic illustration of an MS-LIDAR 100 wherein the stabiliser 20 of the stabiliser unit 25 is comprised in a pair of gimbals 22, 24 having orthogonal axes of rotation. The outer gimbal 24 forms part of the base end 40, while the inner gimbal 22 forms part of the probe end 22.
- FIG. 3 is a graphic illustration of an MS-LIDAR 100 wherein the stabiliser 20 of the stabiliser unit 25 is comprised in a pair of gimbals 22, 24 having orthogonal axes of rotation. The outer gimbal 24 forms part of the base end 40, while the inner gimbal 22 forms part of the probe end
- FIG. 4 is a graphic illustration of an MS-LIDAR 100 attached to a buoyant platform, in this case a buoy 80 off-shore, so constituting an MS- LIDAR system 200.
- the MS-LIDAR is covered with a protective cover 85, and the MS- LIDAR system is afloat at sea 90. Numerous alternative uses for the wind speed measurement apparatus of the present invention would be apparent to a person skilled in the art.
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