Overview
Wind farms interfere with radar systems – which can result in adverse effects on radar displays – and wind farms not being built. Our top 10 articles below help you grasp this complex issue.
Figure 1: A Pager Power simulation of Thales STAR 2000 radar mitigation (Blanking and Non-Auto Initiation)
Top 10 Articles
| # | Topic | Further information | Link |
| 1 | How it works – Raytheon Project RM Mitigation | Technical mitigation solution for wind farms affecting NATS Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) at Lowther Hill, Great Dun Fell | Click here |
| 2 | How it works – Thruput | Hardware based mitigation solution for rejecting wind turbine returns whilst displaying aircraft returns | Click here |
| 3 | How it works – Aveillant 3D Holographic Radar | Details of Aveillant’s Solid State in-fill radar. Aveillant are now owned by Thales. | Click here |
| 4 | How it works – Terma SCANTER 4002 | Advanced local in-fill radar which effectively distinguishes between turbines and aircraft | Click here |
| 5 | How it works – Cyrrus Smartener | Mitigation solution for combining data from multiple digital radar and distinguishing aircraft and radar returns | Click here |
| 6 | How it works – C Speed LightWave Radar | In Fill solid state S Band radar from C Speed – New York | Click here |
| 7 | How it works – Cobham RDSTrack | Mitigation solution for displaying combined data from multiple radar | Click here |
| 8 | NATS Radar mitigation | Overview of mitigation solutions for buildings and wind turbines | Click here |
| 9 | Reducing wind farm radar interference with Controlled Shutdowns – 2018 | Mitigation scheme which involves shutting down turbines at critical times. Includes a comparison of arrangements in UK and Germany | Click here |
| 10 | What is a Non Auto Initiation Zone (NAIZ)? | How NAIZs established in digital radar can eliminate wind turbine returns | Click here |
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