See in the sketch the variables involved in the rotation of an anemometer''s cup: normal aerodynamic force on the cup, N, wind speed, V, relative wind speed to the cup, V r, rotor''s rotation angle, θ, rotor''s rotational
Wind speed, direction, and wind gust also pay another important role in solar power generation, as wind can damage the plant components. This is of high importance for tracking collectors
Within the last half century, cup anemometers have been used extensively in wind energy to measure wind resources and performance of wind turbines. Meteorologists researched cup anemometer behaviour and found
The drag force of a non-moving cup Anemometer is given by Eq. 1 F D = C D · 0.5 · A · ρ a · V 2. where C D is the drag coefficient, A is the area of cup exposed to the wind, ρ a is the air density and V is the wind velocity.. As the drag
