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The HSS VPF-730 photographed at the Shangyu test site in China 2007
  

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Visibility and Present Weather sensor
  

  
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PICTURE GALLERY
The HSS sensors are used in a wide variety of industrial applications and this gallery
shows just a few. Please click on images to enlarge.

(enlarged images, pdf files and links to external websites open in a new browser window)

HSS VF-500 visibility sensor pictures

VF500 mounted next to fog horn VF500 mounted next to fog horn on St Anthony Head Lighthouse View of St Anthony Head lighthouse with VF-500 fog sensor visible half way up the lighthouse VF-500 at sunset St Anthony's Lighthouse at sunset    

The VF-500 visibility sensor in a typical lighthouse application
(St Anthony's Lighthouse) to switch a fog horn. These sensors
are used world-wide for fog horn switching applications on
lighthouses, offshore platforms and harbours.


Related Websites:
Trinity House Web site www.trinityhouse.co.uk
Commissioners of Irish Lights www.cil.ie
The VF-500 is used on offshore met masts The VF-500 is mounted on the far left corner of the mast platform Looking down on the VF-500 sensor head VF-500 sensor head VF-500 sensor and power control unit
The VF-500 is used in a variety of platforms and other marine applications   
   
 
The newest of the two Severn Bridges The VF-500 is deployed on both Severn Bridges in the
Bristol Channel for fog warnings.
Pictured is the newest Severn Bridge.

Related website: www.severnbridge.co.uk
Related article: Severn Bridges visibility (pdf)
 
HSS VPF-710 visibility sensor pictures
  
Turbine hub with sensors mounted behind the blades VPF-710 sensor mounted on turbine hub VPF-710 sensor mounted on turbine hub VPF-710 sensor mounted on turbine hub   VPF-710 sensor mounted on turbine hub A cup and vane anemometer is mounted above the VPF-710 visibility sensor  
The VPF-710 visibility sensor is used on wind turbines for the intelligent
switching of warning light intensities. The visibility sensor is mounted on
the turbine hub behind the blades.

Related website:   Enercon GmbH:  www.enercon.de
Related article: Wind turbine visibility system (pdf)
Bramblemet Weather Station in the Solent Channel The Bramblemet station in the Solent estuary uses the VPF-710 model.
This model is often used in marine applications where a digital
output is required rather than the VF-500's analogue output.

more about Bramblemet (opens in same window)

 
The SuperAWOS uses the VPF-710 for visibility measurements


 

SuperAWOS, the US FAA approved AWOS system for smaller
and unmanned airports.  The SuperAWOS uses the VPF-710
visibility sensor to automatically determine the surface visibility.

Related websites: www.superawos.com and www.potomac-airfield.com
Related article: SuperAWOS for airports (pdf)
 
HSS VPF-730 visibility and present weather sensor pictures
    
  2007 Isle of Man TT races
2007 Isle of Man TT race with VPF-730 on far left 2007 Isle of Man TT race with VPF-730 on the far right Photographs from the 2007 Isle of Man TT races kindly supplied by Dr Alan Hisscott, Senior Meteorological Officer, Isle of Man Met Service (please click photos to enlarge)
In the two photos above, taken alongside the weather station at the marshal’s shelter at ‘Brandywell’ on the Mountain Road,  the Biral VPF-730 sensor is just visible.

more race photos ...

From the 2007 Isle of Man TT races From the 2007 Isle of Man TT races From the 2007 Isle of Man TT races  From the 2007 Isle of Man TT races

To read Dr Hisscott's article which accompanies these photographs please click
Weather Information for 100 Years of TT Racing (pdf)
  
Installing the VPF-730 at the Jungfraujoch High Alpine Research Station The VPF-730 in use at the Jungfraujoch High Alpine Research Station .... and for research applications

here the VPF-730 is installed in the High Alpine Research Station in the Swiss Alps for the CLACE 4 project
more about this project (opens in same window)
VPF-730 at the Holme Moss Upland Deposition Research Site at the Holme Moss Upland Deposition Research Site, UK. more about this projects on the research pages
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VPF-730 in use at Waterford Airport In airport applications:

The VPF-730 visibility and present weather sensors are used in airport and RVR (Runway Visual Range) applications on both military and civilian airfields.

   
VPF-730 used in an RVR installationVPF-730 used in an RVR application  

In this RVR airport application the VPF-730 is used with the ambient light sensor (also known as background luminance sensor) which can be seen in these pictures mounted on the mast just below the sensor.
  
VPF-730 used as part of AGI's AGVIS FSI RVR system The VPF-730 is used in the Runway Visual Range system from AGI Ltd (Aeronautical & General Instruments). Called the AGVIS FSI Forward Scatter System this RVR system is a low cost alternative to airfield transmissometer technology.

Related website:  www.agiltd.co.uk
Related article: AGVIS for airport RVR (pdf)
   
VPF-730 in use on the A92 highway in GermanyVPF-730 in use on the A92 highway in Germany  

The VPF-730 in a highway visibility application. This particular sensor is located on the A92 highway in Germany..
   
The HSS VPF-730 photographed at the Shangyu test site in China 2007 VPF-730 at sunset - this is a nice picture taken at the Shangyu test site in China (our thanks for this to Mr Ma Yuan)
 


Thank you to our customers and distributors for supplying these images, in particular:

AGI Ltd : Beijing Oak Hill Science & Trade Ltd : Enercon GmbH : GWU-Umwelttechnik : 
Isle of Man Meteorological Service : MicroStep-MIS : Potomac Aviation : Solarwheel :
The University of Manchester Centre for Atmospheric Science : Waterford Airport.

If you have any HSS application pictures which you would like to show on this page please
email them to us at wwwmet@biral.com.

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