Assessment of the effects of wind turbines on air traffic control radars / John J. Lemmon [and others].
| Other author | Lemmon, John J. |
| Other author | United States. National Telecommunications and Information Administration. |
| Other author | Institute for Telecommunication Sciences. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Telecommunications & Information Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, [2008] |
| Description | 1 online resource (vi, 19 pages) : digital, PDF file. |
| Supplemental Content | http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo106 |
| Subjects |
| Series | NTIA report ; 08-454 NTIA report 08-454. ^A424367 |
| Summary | This technical report describes the results of a study exploring the effects of power-producing wind turbines on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) radars. The study was performed to identify the extent to which these effects exist, and to identify mitigation techniques and parameters for such effects. The topics addressed in this report are: review of the current state of the literature on wind turbine effects on ATC radar performance; determination of criteria for recommended no-interference radii between ATC radars and wind turbines; determination of methodology for assessing effects of wind turbines on radars that are within no-interference radii; analysis of the potential for desired targets to be lost in azimuths other than those of wind turbine farms; and consideration of the effects of wind turbines on secondary radar (i.e., ATC beacon interrogator, or ATCBI) performance. The study results indicate that documented cases of deleterious effects from wind turbines do exist and are numerous. Due to the large number of parameters that enter the analysis, a simple, universally applicable set of guidelines for siting of wind turbines near radars is not feasible. However, this study shows that, by making nominal assumptions about turbine characteristics and siting parameters such as local topography, it is possible to develop a universally applicable methodology for assessing potential interference between wind farms and ATC radars. |
| General note | Title from title screen (viewed Oct 19, 2010). |
| General note | "July 2008." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 19). |
| Funding information | Prepared by Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, sponsored by the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce 6625000-300 |
| Issued in other form | Paper version: Assessment of the effects of wind turbines on air traffic control radars. 19 p. |
| GPO item number | 0126-D-03 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | C 60.10:08-454 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |