Application based Time of Flight Measurement

Abstarct:-Wind power is one of the freshest and most secure strategies for creating inexhaustible power. Wind homesteads can be made to trap wind energy by putting various wind turbines in a similar area to produce a lot of electric power.Ultrasonic Anemometer is one of the central part for the wind turbines which make them more efficient by providing the necessary data for installation of wind turbines. Main benefit of ultrasonic anemometer is that it doesn’t contain any movable parts and hence it is best suitable for the regions where temperature remain below -35C. For example, in India Ladakh and Siachen are regions having good potential of wind energy but too low temperature are the major issue for installation of wind turbines. In those cases, Ultrasonic Anemometer can be a reliable choice for providing the details about proper installations of wind turbines.

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