PC based wireless wind data analyser

This paper presents the development and implementation of a wireless wind data analyser. The proposed analyser employs the Global System for Mobile technology to read and transmit the wind data to a PC located at the work place. The output of anemometer is processed by microcontroller and transmitted to a personal computer via dedicated transmitter-receiver mobiles. The receiver mobile is interfaced to a personal computer, where the received wind data is analyzed to assess the wind potential, annual energy yield and siting. Two cup type anemometers, set up at different heights, are used for testing the proposed wind monitoring system. The output is compared with the wind data recorded using NRG wind data logger. The results are accurate. The proposed data logger can be effectively used for recording wind data from remote places.