• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 45, Issue 4, 410001 (2018)
Feng Changzhong*, Wu Songhua, and Liu Bingyi
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    Feng Changzhong, Wu Songhua, Liu Bingyi. Research on Wind Retrieval Method of Coherent Doppler Lidar and Experimental Verification[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2018, 45(4): 410001 Copy Citation Text show less
    An example of the variance of function J(θ1,θ2) with parameter θ1 and θ2
    Fig. 1. An example of the variance of function J(θ1,θ2) with parameter θ1 and θ2
    Flow chart of the wind retrieval method of VAD based on conjugate gradient algorithm
    Fig. 2. Flow chart of the wind retrieval method of VAD based on conjugate gradient algorithm
    Schematic of the relative position of lidar and anemometer. (a) Lateral view; (b) top view
    Fig. 3. Schematic of the relative position of lidar and anemometer. (a) Lateral view; (b) top view
    External view of WindPrint S4000 coherent Doppler lidar
    Fig. 4. External view of WindPrint S4000 coherent Doppler lidar
    (a) A100L2 wind speed measuring instrument; (b) W200P wind vane
    Fig. 5. (a) A100L2 wind speed measuring instrument; (b) W200P wind vane
    Measurement data (squares) and algorithm result (curve) of Doppler lidar
    Fig. 6. Measurement data (squares) and algorithm result (curve) of Doppler lidar
    Comparison of Doppler lidar and anemometer. (a) Wind direction; (b) wind speed
    Fig. 7. Comparison of Doppler lidar and anemometer. (a) Wind direction; (b) wind speed
    Comparison of scatter plot of 10 min data measured by Doppler lidar and anemometer. (a) Wind direction; (b) wind speed
    Fig. 8. Comparison of scatter plot of 10 min data measured by Doppler lidar and anemometer. (a) Wind direction; (b) wind speed
    QualificationSpecification
    Wavelength /nm1550
    Repetition rate /kHz10
    Pulse energy /μJ150
    Pulse width /ns100-400
    Speed measurement range /ms-1±50
    Speed measurement uncertainty /ms-1≤0.1
    Scanner pointing accuracy /(°)0.1
    Scan speed /[(°)·s-1]1-55
    Spatial resolution /m30
    Measurement range /m80-4000(6000 m maximum)
    Range resolution /m15-60
    Measurement time of one lightof sight (LOS) velocity profile /s0.25
    Power dissipation /W<300
    Weight /kg~75
    Table 1. System parameters of WindPrint S4000 coherent Doppler lidar
    AlgorithmTotal numberof iterationAverage numberof iterationPerformanceperiod /s
    HS9215274914905084.1
    PRP12393602078.6
    FR6862718111358.5
    CD402913046522044.9
    LS9134067014774885.9
    DY424600176872346.8
    MHS14293482391.25
    Table 2. Comparison of running efficiency of the seven conjugate gradient algorithms for wind retrieval method of VAD
    Feng Changzhong, Wu Songhua, Liu Bingyi. Research on Wind Retrieval Method of Coherent Doppler Lidar and Experimental Verification[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2018, 45(4): 410001
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