ZX Lidars has advanced its wind lidar capabilities with the global release of ZX 300e, which received the world’s first 21-200 m IEC Classification at the independent test sites of wind engineering consultants.
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The announcement confirms that ZX 300e has exceeded the full conditions to satisfy the IEC 61400-50-2 standard, demonstrating no environmental variables to be significant and validating again that ZX Lidars are an acceptable technology for a wide variety of wind campaigns and applications, including resource assessment, site calibration and power curve measurements. The IEC Classification has been achieved on data measured up to 200 m from ground level, including data down to just 21 m. ZX 300e is the culmination of 15 years of evolution of the 300-series Lidar from ZX.
ZX 300e’s new features include enhanced wind data with a new generation of Continuous Wave wind Lidar algorithms for increased accuracy, wind direction sensing, data availability and Cup-Equivalent Turbulence Intensity. With a reduced power consumption of just 44 W at -25°C, off-grid power supply fuel is better preserved and autonomy extended. A new web-based user interface supports local and remote, multi-user access and system status checks.
In addition to the IEC classification, a fleet of ZX 300e units have been verified using “Midar” technology – a novel mast + lidar approach where a vertical-profiling lidar mounted to a 91 m mast extending traceable reference measurements far above the mast up to 300 m. This represents the first independent demonstration of a ground-based Lidar delivering consistent, low-uncertainty data at heights up to 300 m.
“It’s certainly a special moment for ZX in achieving the world’s first and best possible 21-200 metre IEC Classification for a wind lidar along with performance verification up to a staggering 300 m. Moreover, I am incredibly proud of the continual product evolution that we have strived for over the past few decades. ZX 300e is the result of a passionate team who recognise that product performance and customer experience are paramount” said Ian Locker, managing director at ZX Lidars. “As those of you who know ZX, we always try and take our existing owners and friends along the journey with us too, so I am delighted that ZX can support recent proud owners of ZX 300 with some exciting options too.”
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