WaveGuide 5 Direction
Directional wave radar
The WaveGuide 5 is the latest and most technically advanced system from Radac. This accurate wave monitoring system is an easy to use, reliable and robust device to measure tide, wave direction, wave height and wave period. This wave radar is capable of maintaining a high level of precision and accuracy in harsh environmental conditions and is particularly suited to marine and offshore installations.
Description
With an array of three radars, the elevation of the sea surface is measured at three positions. These positions form a virtual triangle at the water surface by pointing one radar perpendicularly downwards and tilt the other two. Knowing the slope of the water surface and the phase relations between the three positions, the wave direction can be calculated. The radars measure the distance to the water surface 10 times per second. In all wind and wave conditions the accuracy for water level is proven to be below 1 cm. The wave data are sent to the processing unit via a network link. The processing unit facilitates data acquisition, data processing, data presentation and remote service. Data can be locally stored on an external USB drive, or distributed through two serial ports as well as over the network. Any device connected to the (private) network can access the web-based user interface.
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Specifications
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Physical Properties
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Weight in air [kg]
36
Width [cm]
26
Length [cm]
27
Operating temperature: min. [°C]
-40
Operating temperature: max. [°C]
60
Housing material
Stainless steel
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General
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Year of initial development
2012
Year of latest version
2019
Operating System
Linux - dbian
Area of Application
Offshore wind farms, fixed and floating designs, transformator platforms and turbines, offshore oil & gas platforms, rigs, coastal defense
Field of Use
Used for measuring wave direction, wave height and tide for optimizing weather windows in offshore operations and increase safety
Languages Supported
Radac message format, SESAM, FGTI
Output parameters
Heave, S0bh, Hm0, Czz10, Th0, Tmax, Hmax, and more (please see user manual)
Type of wave recorder
Radar
Direction wave or non-directional
Direction Wave
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Operating properties
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Output data format
ASCII
Sampling rate
5Hz
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Power supply and communication
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Power supply (internal/external with specs)
24-64 VDC, 22,8 W
Output interface {eg. rs232}
RS232, Ethernet
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Hardware/software requirements
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Dedicated software
N
Data provided / logged
Raw data, statistical, spectral analysis