Atmospheric measurement system
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1. A method of measuring an atmospheric wind condition via a LIDAR system, comprising:
- generating a common beam of substantially monochromatic light;
receiving at least first and second portions of scattered light from a first portion of an atmosphere, wherein the first and second portions of scattered light are generated in response to the common beam, the first and second portions of scattered light are received at corresponding first and second locations that are relatively remote with respect to one another, at least one of the first and second locations is relatively remote with respect to a source of the common beam of substantially monochromatic light, and the first and second portions of scattered light are received along corresponding first and second directions that are linearly independent with respect to one another;
determining a first component of a velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere in the first direction from the first portion of scattered light in response to a first Doppler shift of a frequency of the first portion of scattered light;
determining a second component of the velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere in the second direction from the second portion of scattered light in response to a second Doppler shift of a frequency of the second portion of scattered light; and
determining at least one of a magnitude and a direction of the velocity in response to at least the first and second components of velocity and the first and second directions.
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Abstract
A magnitude and direction, or a measure responsive thereto, of a velocity (V) of a first portion (17) of an atmosphere (20) are determined from at least first and second portions of scattered light (30) generated along a common beam of light (28) within the first portion (17) of the atmosphere (20) and received along linearly independent directions at locations that are relatively remote with respect to one another, at least one of which is relatively remote from a source (11) of the beam of light (28).
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1. A method of measuring an atmospheric wind condition via a LIDAR system, comprising:
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generating a common beam of substantially monochromatic light; receiving at least first and second portions of scattered light from a first portion of an atmosphere, wherein the first and second portions of scattered light are generated in response to the common beam, the first and second portions of scattered light are received at corresponding first and second locations that are relatively remote with respect to one another, at least one of the first and second locations is relatively remote with respect to a source of the common beam of substantially monochromatic light, and the first and second portions of scattered light are received along corresponding first and second directions that are linearly independent with respect to one another; determining a first component of a velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere in the first direction from the first portion of scattered light in response to a first Doppler shift of a frequency of the first portion of scattered light; determining a second component of the velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere in the second direction from the second portion of scattered light in response to a second Doppler shift of a frequency of the second portion of scattered light; and determining at least one of a magnitude and a direction of the velocity in response to at least the first and second components of velocity and the first and second directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling operation of a wind turbine by measuring atmospheric wind conditions via a LIDAR system, comprising:
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generating a common beam of substantially monochromatic light; receiving at least first and second portions of scattered light from a first portion of an atmosphere, wherein the first and second portions of scattered light are generated in response to the common beam, the first and second portions of scattered light are received at corresponding first and second locations that are relatively remote with respect to one another, at least one of the first and second locations is relatively remote with respect to a source of the common beam of substantially monochromatic light, and the first and second portions of scattered light are received along corresponding first and second directions that are linearly independent with respect to one another; determining a first component of a velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere in the first direction from the first portion of scattered light in response to a first Doppler shift of a frequency of the first portion of scattered light; determining a second component of the velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere in the second direction from the second portion of scattered light in response to a second Doppler shift of a frequency of the second portion of scattered light; determining at least one of a magnitude and a direction of the velocity in response to at least the first and second components of velocity and the first and second directions; predicting wind conditions for at least one location of at least one wind turbine in response to the determined first and second components of the velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere; and controlling the at least one wind turbine in response to the predicting of the wind conditions at the at least one location of the at least one wind turbine so as to at least one of minimize damage to the at least one wind turbine and optimize performance of the at least one wind turbine. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of controlling operation of a plurality of wind turbines by measuring atmospheric wind conditions, comprising:
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providing a plurality of wind turbines, each wind turbine being positioned at wind turbine locations relatively remote from each other; providing a LIDAR system that includes a plurality of LIDAR devices, each LIDAR device being positioned at LIDAR locations relatively remote from each other, wherein each LIDAR device is configured to; generate a common beam of substantially monocluomatic light, receive at least first and second portions of scattered light from a first portion of an atmosphere, wherein the first and second portions of scattered light are generated in response to the common beam, the first and second portions of scattered light are received at corresponding first and second locations that are relatively remote with respect to one another, at least one of the first and second locations is relatively remote with respect to a source of the common beam of substantially monochromatic light, and the first and second portions of scattered light are received along corresponding first and second directions that are linearly independent with respect to one another, determine a first component of a velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere in the first direction from the first portion of scattered light in response to a first Doppler shift of a frequency of the first portion of scattered light, determine a second component of the velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere in the second direction from the second portion of scattered light in response to a second Doppler shift of a frequency of the second portion of scattered light, and determine at least one of a magnitude and a direction of the velocity in response to at least the first and second components of velocity and the first and second directions; predicting wind conditions for at least one wind turbine location in response to the determined first and second components of the velocity of the first portion of the atmosphere corresponding to the at least one wind turbine location; and controlling the plurality of wind turbines in response to the predicting of the wind conditions at corresponding wind turbine locations so as to at least one of minimize damage to the plurality of wind turbines and optimize performance of the plurality of wind turbines. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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