Multimodal Environmental Impact Monitor
- Technology Application
- Wind Turbine Monitoring and Control
- Detailed Technology Description
- Technology: A fully integrated solid state sensor package for temporary or permanent field installation. The sturdy all-weather instrument package simultaneously and continuously measures ground-coupled vibration, optical changes (shadow and flicker), and low frequency (infrasonic) acoustic emissions. Each unit has onboard data storage capability, USB output, and networking capability. Data is recorded in a uniform and traceable monitoring protocol for the production of a reliable standardized data set. Typical installations include placement of one or more units at critical locations near terrestrial wind turbines or near transportation centers (e.g. airports, rail-yards, highways) Potential markets include Wind Energy, Environmental Regulation, Protection, Litigation, and City and Facility Planning.
- *Abstract
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Overview: Outdoor installation of mechanical equipment can negatively impact the environment with noise, vibrations, and light or shadows. Technologies to assess impact across these modalities tend to be uni-modal, handheld, weather-intolerant, and unable to take persistent, calibrated, time-stamped readings. The Multi-modal Environmental Impact Monitor evaluates simultaneous moment to moment impact status of a variety of modalities and often feedback control of equipment based on environmental conditions.
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Paul Fucile
Department:
Name: Edward Hobart
Department:
Name: Glenn McDonald
Department:
- Country/Region
- USA
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