Wind measurement apparatus based on 3D non-orthogonal ultrasonic sensor array

US10976335B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CN

Inventors

• Wei Zhang · Jiaocheng District, CN
• Yanjun Li · 安丰镇, CN
• Zhenghua Gu · Chengdu, CN
• Yibing Shi · Novi, US
• Fan Wang · Shanghai, CN
• Wenqing Zhang · Columbus, US
• Zhipeng Li · Beijing, CN
• Jian Zhou · Wolitun, CN
• Zhipeng Zhan · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 25, 2019
• Grant date: Apr 13, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 25, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A90/10
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a wind measurement apparatus based on 3D (three dimensional) non-orthogonal ultrasonic sensor array, the ultrasonic sensor array is composed of two group of ultrasonic sensors, which are centrosymmetrically located at opposite sides, and the angle formed by connecting any two ultrasonic sensors at a side to the symmetry point O is less than 90°, the arrangement of 3D non-orthogonal ultrasonic sensor array reduces the generation of turbulence, thus, the accurate wind speed and wind direction is obtained. In the mean time, the central channel is employed to obtain a reference wind speed vref. Comparing the speed component vcentral along central channel of the wind under measurement with the reference wind speed vref, if the difference is less than a present threshold, then computing module outputs the measurement results, or discards them, thus the wind measurement accuracy is further improved.