2022: WindCal2.0

Based on the experience with nacelle lidar calibration, which began at Høvsøre in 2012, a research project was launched in 2021 to improve calibration methods for nacelle lidars.

Some of the project’s goals are:

• To significantly reduce the calibration time for a 4-beam nacelle lidar by mounting the lidar on an automated stand that switches between measurement points during testing.
• To improve calibration uncertainty by using a new type of lidar as a reference for the nacelle lidar.

The aim is to make the nacelle lidar a better instrument for projects where no measurement mast is available.

The project is a collaboration between DTU Wind, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Ørsted, and Leosphere. It is supported by the EUDP program.