Met mast installation and data recovery

SgurrEnergy can install wind monitoring masts ranging in height from 10m to 90m. Our Measurement team provides regular data recovery and reporting on installed masts and lidar systems.

10 metre mast

• The standard 10m mast consists of two anemometers and one wind direction vane
• The mast is supported by steel guy wires in four directions
• No cranes or concrete foundations are required
• The wind speed and direction is recorded on a data logger attached to the mast

40 - 90 metre mast

The 40-90m masts contain four or more anemometers and two or more wind direction vanes at different heights on the tower. The measurements at different levels allow the wind shear profile of the site to be calculated.

• The mast is supported by steel guy wires in four directions.
• No cranes or concrete foundations are required.
• The wind speed and direction from all the anemometers and direction vanes is recorded on a data logger attached to the mast. The data logger typically has a modem allowing remote data retrieval and diagnostic checks to be carried out.

On 10-90m masts, temperature, relative humidity, pressure and rain measurements can also be recorded. In addition we can supply bird flight diverters and aviation lighting to meet planning requirements.

 

Data recovery

Processing and archiving of the data from data logger is generally conducted three times a week via remote communication system. Data quality will be screened regularly and appended to the site dataset.

Preventative maintenance checks will also be carried out three times a week.

Monthly interim reporting is delivered via email and includes a monthly trend data sheet, report screen log and maintenance issues log it also includes the following:

• Summary data sheet showing monthly trends graph to date
• Wind speed frequency distribution
• Turbulence intensity
• Wind rose
• Diurnal variation in wind speed
• Diurnal variation in wind sheer
• Time series charts of wind speed and direction

 

Wind monitoring can be tailored to client requirements. If you are interested in finding out more about the
measurement services SgurrEnergy can offer contact us today.

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