The BA-FLS-NX5 Once Again Embraced the Challenge of Typhoon “Gaemi” with High Data Availability
On July 25, 2024, Typhoon "Gaemi" entered the Fujian offshore area of China, and three BA-FLS-NX5 floating LiDAR systems deployed by Blue Aspirations were all within the influence range of the typhoon. During the typhoon, all three systems operated in good condition.
Figure 1: Video recorded by one BA-FLS-NX5
The latest data showed that from July 25 to July 26, 2024, the system availability of the three systems was 100%. The power supply is sufficient, and the system voltage is far higher than the safety voltage of 23.5V. The components of all three systems are in good condition, and they were proven to have excellent survival and adaptability in extreme weather.
Figure 2: Data availability of System 1, the closest to the typhoon center
Figure 3: Data availability of System 2, the 2nd closest to the typhoon center
Figure 4: Data availability of System 3, the 3rd closest to the typhoon center
As can be seen from the figures above, during the typhoon, the data availability of all three systems was 100% at all heights except that of one system at 250m height, which was 99.3%.
Figure 5: System voltage of System 1, the closest to the typhoon center
Figure 6: System voltage of System 2, the 2nd closest to the typhoon center
Figure 7: System voltage of System 3, the 3rd closest to the typhoon center
According to the system voltage of the three systems, it could be seen that during the typhoon, the system voltage of all three systems was stably higher than 25V, far exceeding the safety voltage.
Figure 8: Offset location of System 2, the closest to the typhoon center
Figure 9: Offset location of System 2, the 2nd closest to the typhoon center
Figure 10: Offset location of System 3, the 3rd closest to the typhoon center
As can be seen from the offset location diagrams, the offset distance of all three systems did not exceed the safe range during the typhoon.
All three BA-FLS-NX5 offshore wind and metocean measurement systems operated well under the impact of Typhoon "Gaemi", which further verified the high reliability of the system in terms of power supply, data delivery, mooring system, redundancy, and backup. The rich experience of extreme weather gives us more confidence to tackle the challenges in future!