Wind Data & Technical Specification
ZX 300
03 April 2024
AUTHOR: A WOODWARD
Wind Data & Technical Specification
1 Data Headings
Data Heading Unit Explanation
Reference - Numerical reference of each record
Time and date - In text format, to the nearest second
Timestamp Seconds Time and date of the reading as
numerical value in seconds
Horizontal wind speed Metres per second Horizontal wind speed measured by
ZephIR
Vertical wind speed Metres per second Vertical wind speed measured by
ZephIR
Horizontal wind direction Degrees Horizontal wind direction measured by
ZephIR
Horizontal min Metres per second Minimum / maximum horizontal wind
/ max speeds measured by ZephIR
TI - Turbulence Intensity
Generator Volts External supply voltage, if present
Upper temp / lower temp Degrees Celsius Pod temperature
Pod humidity Percent Internal ZephIR humidity
GPS Decimal Degrees GPS location (lat and long)
ZephIR bearing Degrees Direction of the ZephIR wrt True North
Tilt Degrees Pitch and roll away from vertical
Air Temp. Degrees Celsius Ambient temperature
Pressure Millibar / Hectopascals Ambient pressure
Humidity Percent Ambient humidity
MET wind speed Metres per second Horizontal wind speed measured by the
MET station
MET direction Degrees Wind direction measurement by the
MET station
Raining - Rain sensor detects rain
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2 Specifications
Performance ZX 300
Range (min.) 10 metres
Range (max.) 300 metres
Probe length @ 10 m ± 0.07 metres
Probe length @ 100 m ± 7.70 metres
Heights measured 10 (user-configurable)
Sampling rate 50Hz
Averaging period user configurable
(1 second as standard)
Scanning cone angle 30° (other angles available)
Wind speed accuracy* 0.1 m/s
Wind speed range < 1 m/s to 70 m/s
Direction accuracy variation* < 0.5°
Operations ZX 300
Temp range (min.) -40°C
Temp range (max.) +50°C
Power consumption 55 Watts**
Power input 12 V
Weight (excluding flight casing) 55 kg
Service interval 60 months
Data ZX 300
10-minute averaging 90Kb / day
1 second data 3MB / day
On board storage 36 months
Data transfer LAN; MODBUS; WiFi; Global SIM; Iridium
Sat Comms
Timestamp / Location GPS
Safety ZX 300
Laser classification Class 1
Eye safety standard IEC 60825-1
IP Rating IP67
Compliance Full CE accreditation
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* As measured against a calibrated moving target.
** In off-grid, DC power situations, excluding any convertor losses and in standard climates. Always
refer to manufacturers guidelines on power before specifying 3rd party power solutions.
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About Us
In 2003 we released the first commercial wind lidar, pooling decades of fibre laser research from the science, security and energy industries.
Designed specifically for the wind industry our Lidar has paved the way for many of the remote sensing devices seen in the market today. Our
original lidar technology continues to innovate with world firsts such as taking measurements from a wind turbine spinner and being the first to
deploy an offshore wind lidar, both fixed and floating. Our Lidars have also now amassed more than 10 million hours of operation across
1000+ deployments globally spanning a decade of commercial experience. Some of our proudest achievements are listed below; these are the
earliest reported examples that we are aware of from open publications.
2003 - The first wind lidar to make upwind measurements from a turbine nacelle
2004 - The first and original commercially available lidar for the wind industry
2004 - The first wind lidar to investigate the behaviour of turbine wakes
2005 - The first wind lidar to be deployed offshore on a fixed platform
2007 - The first wind lidar to take measurements from a turbine spinner
2008 - The first wind lidar to be signed off against an industry-accepted validation process
2009 - The first wind lidar to be deployed offshore on a floating platform
2010 - The first wind lidar to re-finance and re-power a wind farm
2011 - The first wind lidar to be proven in a wind tunnel
2012 - The first wind lidar to be used with very short masts and secure project financing
2012 - The first wind lidar to be accredited for use with no or limited on-site anemometry for project financing by DNV GL
2014 - The largest batch of single-type lidar verifications against an IEC met mast
2015 - The first lidar designed specifically for offshore use, with the longest warranty available - 3 years as standard
2016 - The first wind lidar to support safe lifting on a jack-up vessel
2016 - The first wind lidar SCADA integrated on operational wind farms in replacement of site met masts
2017 - The first wind Lidar to be installed across a wind farm on a Lidar-per-turbine basis, uniquely mapping wakes across a wind farm
2018 - The first wind Lidar to satisfy all criteria for IEC Classification
2019 - The first wind Lidar to take wind measurements from a drone
2020 - The first wind Lidar to be accepted in complex terrain standalone (without a met mast)
2021 - The first wind Lidar to be fully integrated into a wind turbine retrofit control system
ZX Lidars delivers wind lidar solutions and supporting services globally for our clients, with offices and agencies across Europe, the Americas
and Asia Pacific.
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