ACOUSTIC WIND MEASUREMENT
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240210440A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18391197

    申请日:2023-12-20

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    CPC classification number: G01P5/245

    Abstract: A wind measurement apparatus includes: base and cover portions; N transducers disposed on the base portion in positions that serve as vertices of a convex regular polygon of order N (N≥3); and a reflector assembly arranged on the cover portion. The reflector assembly is divided into N substantially identical concave reflector portions. The reflector assembly and the base portion are disposed such that center points of the reflector assembly and the polygon are spatially aligned and each of the N transducers is spatially aligned with a respective boundary between two adjacent reflector portions. Each transducer is arranged to: transmit a TX beam towards the reflector assembly such that the TX beam meets the adjacent reflector portions on opposite sides of the respective boundary, and receive, via said adjacent reflector portions, partial reflections of the TX beams originating from those of the N transducers that are adjacent to the transducer.

    ACOUSTIC WIND MEASUREMENT
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240210439A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18391268

    申请日:2023-12-20

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    CPC classification number: G01P5/244 G01P5/245

    Abstract: A wind measurement apparatus comprises: a frame assembly; four transducers mounted to the frame assembly such that their locations serve as vertices of a regular tetrahedron; and a reflector assembly mounted to the frame assembly, positioned substantially at a center of said regular tetrahedron to allow for airflow between the reflector assembly and the transducers. The reflector assembly comprises a reflector element provided as a solid that has eight vertices and six substantially identical concave faces that serve as reflector surfaces and that is oriented such that each transducer is facing a respective vertex of the reflector element. Each transducer is arranged to: transmit a TX beam towards the reflector assembly such that the TX beam meets the three reflector surfaces that meet at the vertex of the reflector element faced by the transducer, and receive, via said three reflector surfaces, partial reflections of TX beams originating from other transducers.

    System for preventing gas bubbles in oil flow to enter a high-voltage device and a method for preventing gas bubbles to enter a high-voltage device

    公开(公告)号:US11571639B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16605769

    申请日:2018-04-26

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    Inventor: Sami Virtanen

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for preventing gas bubbles in oil flow to enter a high-voltage device, which system is located in flow direction of the oil before the high-voltage device and comprises a gravitational gas bubble filter in which velocity of the oil flow is decreased by an enlargement of space for the oil flow and in which the gas bubbles in the oil are separated from the oil flow based on the effect of gravity. The invention also relates to a method for preventing gas bubbles in oil flow to enter a high-voltage device, in which method velocity of the oil flow is decreased by an enlargement of space for the oil flow and the gas bubbles of the oil flow are separated from the oil flow based on the effect of gravity.

    Solar radiation correction in radiosonde temperature measurements

    公开(公告)号:US20220236450A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17579620

    申请日:2022-01-20

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for solar radiation correction in radiosonde temperature measurements, the system comprising a radiosonde having a temperature sensor configured to determine a temperature of the atmosphere at different altitudes, at least one light sensing assembly comprising a light sensor, and a light collector configured to collect light from different solar radiation angles at the different altitudes, and the system further comprising control electronics or a computing device configured to calculate for each altitude a solar radiation correction based on the signal received by the light sensor in order to obtain a corrected temperature reading for each altitude.

    Browsing and display weather data

    公开(公告)号:US10223819B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US15642319

    申请日:2017-07-05

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    Abstract: A method for visualizing weather data via a GUI accessible via a computer display is provided. The GUI provides a map view for displaying a weather map image and an interactive time selection view for displaying a time selection image. The method comprises composing the time selection image that depicts an arrangement of symbols jointly representing a current time period, each symbol representing a respective sub-period of time within the current time period and having an appearance that is descriptive of at least one precipitation characteristic in one or more precipitation data records that include weather data for the respective sub-period of time; receiving an indication of a user-selected time instant; and composing the weather map image by overlaying a weather image on a map image, wherein the weather image is derived on basis of a precipitation data record that includes weather data for the user-selected time instant.

    Automated balloon launching system and method for launching
    6.
    发明申请
    Automated balloon launching system and method for launching 审中-公开
    自动气球发射系统和发射方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160340015A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-24

    申请号:US15229248

    申请日:2016-08-05

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    CPC classification number: B64B1/005 B64B1/40 B64B1/62 G01W1/08

    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automated balloon launching system for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde. The system comprises a container and a storage arranged in the container for storing at least one box at a defined storage position p=1, 2, . . . , n. The at least one box includes a balloon and a sonde. A release silo is arranged at least partially on top of or above and adjacent to the container for sheltering the balloon during inflation. A x-, y- and z-manipulator is arranged in the container for removing a specific box from one of the defined storage positions p=1, 2, . . . , n, and for subsequent feeding the release silo with the specific box. The present invention also concerns a method for launching at least one balloon such as a meteorological balloon or a radiosonde.

    Abstract translation: 根据本发明的示例性方面,提供了一种用于发射至少一个气囊(例如气象气球或无线电探空仪)的自动气球发射系统。 该系统包括容器和设置在容器中的存储器,用于在定义的存储位置p = 1,2,...存储至少一个盒子。 。 。 ,n。 至少一个盒子包括气球和探头。 释放筒仓至少部分地布置在容器的顶部上方或附近,用于在充气期间遮盖气囊。 x,y和z操纵器布置在容器中,用于从定义的存储位置p = 1,2之一去除特定的盒子。 。 。 ,n,并用于随后用特定的盒子送料释放筒仓。 本发明还涉及一种用于发射至少一个气球例如气象气球或无线电探空仪的方法。

    ANTENNA FOR A RADAR APPARATUS
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230288535A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18179991

    申请日:2023-03-07

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    Abstract: According to an example embodiment, an antenna assembly for a radar apparatus is provided, the antenna assembly comprising: a feed antenna arranged to radiate outbound radio waves that represent a transmitted RF signal supplied thereto and capture a received RF signal that represents inbound radio waves received thereat; and a focusing element arranged to collimate the outbound radio waves into a transmitter beam for transmission towards a monitoring direction and focus inbound radio waves of a receiver beam received at the focusing element from the monitoring direction for reception at the feed antenna, wherein the arrangement of the feed antenna and the focusing element is configured to transmit the transmitter beam as a sequence of substantially concave radio waves and receive the receiver beam as a sequence of substantially convex radio waves.

    SELF-LEVELING EMBEDDED ROAD SURFACE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220251789A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17650328

    申请日:2022-02-08

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    Inventor: Kimmo KYNNÖS

    Abstract: An example road sensor apparatus comprises: a sensor casing comprising a first surface for interfacing environmental conditions on a surface of a pavement, a second surface for interfacing a sensor level adjustment element, and a sensor portion including one or more sensor apparatuses; the sensor level adjustment element comprising plastic material that exhibits permanent compression in response to being subjected to a pressure that exceeds a threshold pressure and having a first surface for interfacing the sensor casing and a second surface for interfacing a bottom of a recess in the pavement; and an installation sleeve, the sensor casing and the sensor level adjustment element arranged adjacent to each other and at least the sensor casing arranged within the installation sleeve such that the sensor casing is moveable with respect to the installation sleeve in response to a pressure that exceeds said threshold pressure being applied on its first surface.

    Fast humidity sensor and a method for calibrating the fast humidity sensor

    公开(公告)号:US20220178862A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17545029

    申请日:2021-12-08

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sensor structure formed on a substrate comprising a sensor frame, comprising electric contacts for sensors, an active sensor within the sensor frame comprising at least a capacitive humidity sensor. In accordance with the invention the active sensor is connected to the sensor frame only by a thin thermally isolating layer supporting the active sensor, the thermally isolating layer including electric contacts from the sensor frame.

    Analyzing fault gas concentration in liquid
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200333317A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16061371

    申请日:2017-08-18

    Applicant: Vaisala Oyj

    Inventor: Sami Virtanen

    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided analyzing fault gas concentrations in a liquid. Concentration of at least one dissolved fault gas in the liquid is measured at least at two temperatures. Disturbing gas contribution is determined in at least one temperature on the basis of the fault gas concentration measurements. Fault gas concentrations are analyzed by compensating fault gas concentrations on the basis of the determined disturbing gas contribution.

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