WindCubeV2 User Manual
WindCubeV2 User Manual
WindCubeV2 User Manual
v2 for
your activities. This LIDAR has been designed to ensure you a
reliable and easy way to measure wind profles. We wish you a
lot of success in its use and hope that it will highly contribute to
the advancement of your projects.
The WINDCUBE
v2
to LEOSPHERE.
LEOSPHERE and WINDCUBE
Fuse dimensions
Fig. 48 Fuse wire
Reference Dimensions
Wire
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GENERAL ALIMENTATION FUSE CHANGES (F2 AND F3):
Open WINDCUBEv2 front door.
General supply fuses are located above the connectors in black plastic protectors (Fig. 50)
7.2
Fig. 50 WINDCUBEv2 general supply fuses
General
supply fuses
F2
F3
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7.2
Open plastic protectors of the fuses.
If any fuse wire is broken, change the fuses with one matching the specifcations defned below.
Fuses F2 and F3 characteristics:
Type Current rating Voltage rating Nominal Melting It
ATO fuse 4A 32V 14 A s
Dimensions on Fig. 49.
Fig. 51 Fuse wire
Wire
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Some parameters are available for customers to perform a primary diagnostic test. If any of them
are not nominal, please contact customer service to complete the diagnostic.
ADVANCED SIGNALS
Click on NRG Systems logo. About pop-up appears (Fig. 52).
3. FIRST LEVEL DIAGNOSTIC
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Fig. 52 WINDCUBEv2 Graphical User Interface About pop up
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7.3
SPECTRA:
Click on Spectra to display the Power Spectral Density (PSD) of the detected signal.
Spectra pop-up shows noise spectra and Doppler spectra measured at user defned altitudes.
Altitude is selected with the Altitude drop-down list (Fig.53).
Fig. 53 WINDCUBEv2 Graphical User Interface Spectra pop up
Fig. 54 Spectra of detected signal at 100 m
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Nominal signals and main characteristics are described on the following fgures:
Visualize spectra for an altitude around 100 meters.
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- One peak existing
- Peak varies around 70
- Experimental and estimated
spectrum approximately
superimposed
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7.3
ACQUISITION:
Click on Acquisition to display the raw detected signal.
Nominal signals and main characteristics are described on the following fgures:
Fig. 55 Acquisition popup
- Pulse existing
- Pulse width around 75
- Pulse amplitude more than -75/+75
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+75
-75
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LEOSPHERE:
From Monday to Friday
Between 10AM to 5PM (GMT+1):
+331 81 87 04 71
+331 81 87 04 60
[email protected]
4. CUSTOMER SERVICE
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NRG Systems (North & South America):
From Monday to Friday
Between 8:30AM to 5PM Eastern time
+1 802 482 2255
[email protected]
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7.4
When contacting customer service, it is recommended to provide status fle information.
STATUS FILE
Status fles summarize information relative to WINDCUBEv2 functionality. They are generated every hour
and also every time an indicator turns red.
Status fles are available by FTP in \home\user\ALARME folder. They can be loaded by following the action
described in section 4.1.
Fig. 56 - ALARME folder in DATA EOLID folder
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Status fle name is time stamped as describe below:
WLS7-XXXX_YYYY_MM_DD__hh_mm_ss.alm
- WLS7-XXXX: WINDCUBEv2 serial number
- YYYY: year of data
- MM: month of data
- DD: day of data
- hh_mm_ss: time of the frst data registered in fle.
Most recent status fle contents are always visible directly on Windweb interface by clicking on
Status as shown on Fig. 57.
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Fig. 57 - Windweb interface - Status button
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7.4
Status fles detail:
Fig. 58 - Status fles detail
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Unless provided otherwise, LEOSPHERE/ NRG Systems products, including instruments and
software, are under warranty for one year starting from the date of delivery and are applicable only
for delivered
materials.
The warranty contract provides assistance in case of WINDCUBEv2 hardware or software
breakdown. It does not include scheduled maintenance operations.
Return of goods is applicable only to goods that have not been modifed or altered in any manner
and must be in original packaging.
The warranty does not cover non-capital goods the cost which are covered by the owner.
The warranty does not cover replacement and/or repairs resulting from: exterior wear, aging or
tear of the instrument components; instrument deterioration, damage or accidents resulting from
negligence or disregard for the operating instructions enclosed in this document; lack of
supervision, maintenance or stocking, or from manipulation or use not conforming to LEOSPHERE
/NRG System or manufacturers specifcations.
The warranty does not confer the right to download new system software versions but the right
to the replacement of identical system software as acquired by owner at a time of purchase.
The warranty does not constitute a maintenance contract. This must be the object of a
separate contract.
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5. WARRANTY
No goods shall be returned without LEOSPHERE/ NRG Systems prior written agree-
ment. If the user invokes the warranty, LEOSPHERE/NRG Systems shall determine
intervention methods.