公开(公告)号：US10202174B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15501012

申请日：2015-08-12

Applicant: University of Maine System Board of Trustees

Inventor： Habib J. Dagher ,  Neal Pettigrew ,  Anthony M. Viselli ,  Rachael Joyce ,  John Wallinga ,  Patrick Fikes ,  Neil R. Fisher

IPC: B63B22/20 ,  B63B22/04 ,  G01P5/00 ,  G01S17/58 ,  B63B22/00

Abstract: A floating buoy includes a buoy hull having a tower that extends outwardly from the hull. A plurality of sensors are mounted either on the buoy hull, within the buoy hull, and/or on the tower. The plurality of sensors includes at least one met-ocean sensor, at least one ecological sensor, and at least one wind speed measurement sensor. The floating buoy further includes an autonomous power system that is configured to provide electrical power to each of the plurality of sensors. The wind speed measurement sensor may be a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) wind speed measurement sensor, a surface level wind speed sensor, an ultrasonic wind speed sensor, or SODAR.

公开(公告)号：US20170225750A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15501012

申请日：2015-08-12

Applicant: University of Maine System Board of Trustees

Inventor： Habib J. Dagher ,  Neal Pettigrew ,  Anthony M. Viselli ,  Rachael Joyce ,  John Wallinga ,  Patrick Fikes ,  Neal Fisher

IPC: B63B22/20 ,  G01P5/00 ,  G01S17/58 ,  B63B22/04

CPC classification number: B63B22/20 ,  B63B22/04 ,  B63B22/18 ,  B63B2022/006 ,  B63B2035/446 ,  B63B2209/18 ,  B63B2211/02 ,  G01P5/00 ,  G01S17/58

Abstract: A floating buoy includes a buoy hull having a tower that extends outwardly from the hull. A plurality of sensors are mounted either on the buoy hull, within the buoy hull, and/or on the tower. The plurality of sensors includes at least one met-ocean sensor, at least one ecological sensor, and at least one wind speed measurement sensor. The floating buoy further includes an autonomous power system that is configured to provide electrical power to each of the plurality of sensors. The wind speed measurement sensor may be a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) wind speed measurement sensor, a surface level wind speed sensor, an ultrasonic wind speed sensor, or SODAR.