On our Military applications we have gone to solid state anemometers to
achieve higher reliability. Unfortunately, since we require extremely high
precision the units we use are outside the price range of the typical
consumer.
I have been considering Gill Instruments Windsonic see
http://www.gill.co.uk/products/anemometer/windsonic.htm for a comparison to
a conventional mechanical anemometer and
http://www.gill.co.uk/data/WindSonic.pdf for a PDF brochure. Gill also has a
free downloadable WindCom software application which provides data displays,
data logging and alarm functions
http://www.gill.co.uk/main/firstdownloads.htm although I would probably
purchase a more capable software package that can monitor the engines,
tanks, ... and use WindCom as a back-up.
I like the fact that the WindSonic has no moving parts which contributes to
a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 15 years. It also has wide input
voltage range and low power consumption. At $785 the cost is a little high,
but I think the high reliability and lack of maintenance requirements
justify the investment.
I would appreciate any comments relative to this option, especially anyone
with experience with this unit, other Gill instruments or alternative
suggestions.
Regards;
Mike Schooley
Designing "Portager" a transportable Passagemaker
On our Military applications we have gone to solid state anemometers to
achieve higher reliability. Unfortunately, since we require extremely high
precision the units we use are outside the price range of the typical
consumer.
I have been considering Gill Instruments Windsonic see
http://www.gill.co.uk/products/anemometer/windsonic.htm for a comparison to
a conventional mechanical anemometer and
http://www.gill.co.uk/data/WindSonic.pdf for a PDF brochure. Gill also has a
free downloadable WindCom software application which provides data displays,
data logging and alarm functions
http://www.gill.co.uk/main/firstdownloads.htm although I would probably
purchase a more capable software package that can monitor the engines,
tanks, ... and use WindCom as a back-up.
I like the fact that the WindSonic has no moving parts which contributes to
a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 15 years. It also has wide input
voltage range and low power consumption. At $785 the cost is a little high,
but I think the high reliability and lack of maintenance requirements
justify the investment.
I would appreciate any comments relative to this option, especially anyone
with experience with this unit, other Gill instruments or alternative
suggestions.
Regards;
Mike Schooley
Designing "Portager" a transportable Passagemaker
