• I.G.Saidu
• A. S. Mindaudu

It is now very obvious that our continued existence on this fragile earth the way we do now depends on how fast we find alternative and replacement to the current main energy source. Wind energy as a potential candidate is, where available, very friendly, free and renewable. Wind turbines are used to convert the kinetic energy in wind flow to electrical energy. This study exploits the possibility of coming up with a device that could be used to monitor the performance of wind turbines on deployment. To evaluate the input power of the system, a wind speed measuring device is designed and incorporated to keep record of wind energy input to the turbine. In this work, cup-type anemometer is designed and constructed. The cup-type anemometer is made up of three conical or spherical cups mounted on a rotating shaft. The speed of rotation is proportional to wind speed. A programmed microcontroller is used to evaluate and display the instantaneous speed of wind around the wind farm. The measured quantifies could be saved in an SD card for future record. It is necessary to present the status of the monitoring system to a user, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) came handy in this respect . The 24 hour wind profile of the turbine can hence be observed and analysed. An ATmega16 AVR was used as the heart of the control and coordination of all the activities of the individual modules.

anemometer, logger, wind farm, monitoring

"Development of a Device for Logging Wind Speed on a Wind Farm", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.e8-e17, September-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309402.pdf

"Development of a Device for Logging Wind Speed on a Wind Farm", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no. ppe8-e17, September-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309402.pdf