2012-09-13
Doppler Features from Wind Turbine Scattering in the Presence of Ground
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 35, 1-10, 2012
Abstract
We study the Doppler features of electromagnetic scattering from a wind turbine with rotating blades in the presence of ground. Image theory in conjunction with a shooting-and-bouncing ray code, Ahilo, is used to carry out the dynamic signature simulation. The observed features in the simulation are corroborated with laboratory measurements. In addition, the Doppler features from a wind turbine in the presence of a moving ground is simulated and analyzed.
Citation
Aale Naqvi, Nick Whitelonis, and Hao Ling, "Doppler Features from Wind Turbine Scattering in the Presence of Ground," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 35, 1-10, 2012.
doi:10.2528/PIERL12081004
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