Realization and use of a digital portable Weather Station - An integrated example of technological applications of low cost and high quality professional hardware platforms for innovative laboratory teaching in the classroom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Crimi
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Lower Troposphere ◽  
Mobile Systems ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Weather Station ◽  
Laboratory Teaching

<p>As part of the innovation in the laboratory teaching of Natural Sciences, an experimental path of learning of Atmospheric Sciences and Microclimates is proposed in continuation and evolution, which was presented with a poster at the GIFT workshop 2017, an experience of project, construction and use of a mobile and portable Weather Station with digital features.By identifying the main parameters that measure the physical characteristics of the lower troposphere and the corresponding sensors responsible for detecting instantaneous weather data, a project was developed for the construction of a mini weather station with an assembly system of modular electronic components in "open source" , such as those of the "Arduino" platform (series of electronic boards equipped with a microcontroller). In this way, a device for controlling the main weather parameters (temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, ...) in real time in any part of the territory was achieved relatively quickly and easily. The hardware platform in pre-assembled version, with specific microcontrollers and USB interface for connections to the most advanced computer devices, together with the sensors, which can be acquired through the online network, allow you to create a completely inexpensive but absolutely professional, effective and efficient weather mobile system as well as easily transportable in various external and internal environments. The subsequent data collection, through visualization with advanced technology display and fast and online communication networks, by means of applications for mobile systems (tablets and smartphones), integrated by field observations, define the instantaneous weather and to process meteorological data in statistical terms with simple operations and graphs.</p>

scholarly journals Impact Assessment for Building Energy Models Using Observed vs. Third-Party Weather Data Sets

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Lucas Segarra ◽  
Germán Ramos Ruiz ◽  
Vicente Gutiérrez González ◽  
Antonis Peppas ◽  
Carlos Fernández Bandera
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Weather Station ◽  
Energy Models ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Energy Strategies

The use of building energy models (BEMs) is becoming increasingly widespread for assessing the suitability of energy strategies in building environments. The accuracy of the results depends not only on the fit of the energy model used, but also on the required external files, and the weather file is one of the most important. One of the sources for obtaining meteorological data for a certain period of time is through an on-site weather station; however, this is not always available due to the high costs and maintenance. This paper shows a methodology to analyze the impact on the simulation results when using an on-site weather station and the weather data calculated by a third-party provider with the purpose of studying if the data provided by the third-party can be used instead of the measured weather data. The methodology consists of three comparison analyses: weather data, energy demand, and indoor temperature. It is applied to four actual test sites located in three different locations. The energy study is analyzed at six different temporal resolutions in order to quantify how the variation in the energy demand increases as the time resolution decreases. The results showed differences up to 38% between annual and hourly time resolutions. Thanks to a sensitivity analysis, the influence of each weather parameter on the energy demand is studied, and which sensors are worth installing in an on-site weather station are determined. In these test sites, the wind speed and outdoor temperature were the most influential weather parameters.

Low-cost Wireless Personal Weather Station for Rural Farmers

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-10
Author(s):  
André Rodrigue Tchamda ◽  
Merlain Boris Djousse K. ◽  
Anselme Maffo Koumetio ◽  
Mathias Fru Fonteh ◽  
François Becau Pelap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Weather Station ◽  
Rural Farmers ◽  
Remote Server ◽  
File Formats

This document presents the design of a prototype of a low-cost personal weather station suitable for farmers in rural areas who are or may not be engaged in rudimentary agriculture. This prototype measure several weather data: temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall. For further data analysis, these are transmitted for recording to a remote server via wireless communication. The server offers data extraction possibilities in multiple file formats. A prototyping of the personal weather station is designed and commissioned. An extract of the results over two days is presented in the results section of this document

scholarly journals A low-cost development of automatic weather station based on Arduino for monitoring precipitable water vapor

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 744
Author(s):  
Wayan Suparta ◽  
Aris Warsita ◽  
Ircham Ircham
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Precipitable Water ◽  
Precipitable Water Vapor ◽  
Weather Station ◽  
Automatic Weather Station ◽  
Weather System ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales

Water vapor is the engine of the weather system. Continuous monitoring of its variability on spatial and temporal scales is essential to help improve weather forecasts. This research aims to develop an automatic weather station at low cost using an Arduino microcontroller to monitor precipitable water vapor (PWV) on a micro-scale. The surface meteorological data measured from the BME280 sensor is used to determine the PWV. Our low-cost systems also consisted of a DS3231 real-time clock (RTC) module, a 16×2 liquid crystal display (LCD) module with an I<sup>2</sup>C, and a micro-secure digital (micro-SD) card. The core of the system employed the Arduino Uno surface mount device (SMD) R3 board. The measurement results for long-term monitoring at the tested sites (ITNY and GUWO) found that the daily mean error of temperature and humidity values were 1.30% and 3.16%, respectively. While the error of air pressure and PWV were 0.092% and 2.61%, respectively. The PWV value is higher when the sun is very active or during a thunderstorm. The developed weather system is also capable of measuring altitude on pressure measurements and automatically stores daily data. With a total cost below 50 dollars, all major and support systems developed are fully functional and stable for long-term measurements.

scholarly journals Development of a Low-Cost Arduino-Based Weather Station

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Temilola M Adepoju ◽  
Matthias O Oladele ◽  
Abdulwakil A Kasali ◽  
Gbenga J Fabiyi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Data Communication ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Weather Station ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Rf Transceiver ◽  
Temperature And Humidity ◽  
Arduino Uno

A weather station is a facility located either on land or sea consisting of instruments and equipment which can be used to measure atmospheric conditions so as to provide weather forecasts information and to study the weather. The existing instruments used for measuring the weather elements are expensive which led to the development of a low-cost Arduino-based weather station. The developed low-cost weather station consists of three separate modules which are data collection, data storage, and data communication. These modules communicate serially with each other and are controlled by three separate microcontrollers (Arduino Uno). The data collection module is interfaced with a set of sensors that collects temperature and humidity. The weather data were viewed in real-time through a graphical user interface (GUI) located at the central station. The developed weather station was able to measure the temperature and humidity of a controlled environment, giving the reading at interval of five minutes. It was observed that the average temperature from results obtained (27.360C) with the developed low-cost Arduino based weather station falls within the range of the Accuweather readings (24.00-28.000C). Also, the average humidity of the developed low-cost Arduino based weather station (80.41%) falls within the range of the Weatherspark humidity (78-82%) on 20th August 2019. Therefore, this system can be adopted as a weather station facility. The design can be extended to be web-based in the future to make it available worldwide.Keywords— Arduino Uno, Humidity, RF Transceiver, Temperature, Weather Station

scholarly journals Peningkatan Skalabilitas Mini Weather Station Portable berbasis Internet of Things

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Nur Achmad Sulistyo Putro ◽  
Catur Atmaji ◽  
Kristiawan Devianto ◽  
Zandy Yudha Perwira
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
System Development ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Weather Station ◽  
Regional Topography ◽  
High Scalability ◽  
Weather Stations ◽  
New Location

Indonesia is a country that has unique weather that provides not only abundant natural resources but also can causes disasters at any time. To reduce the threat of losses, observing weather elements using a weather station is a solution that can be used. The development of systems related to environmental monitoring and weather stations is not new. However, most research focuses on various innovations in utilization, low cost and power savings. These studies have not touched on the aspect of ease of system development, especially in the concept of adding nodes. Indonesia, as a country with diverse regional topography, needs an integrated weather monitoring system with the concept of centralized data collection to get a complete picture.In this study, a portable mini weather station system was built named Amicagama. This system is built with the concept of high scalability which means the system is designed to be used publicly, with each user able to manage the nodes which are their respective weather stations. Management by each user here means that each user can manage weather data to be submitted, add nodes at a new location, and can delete nodes at a certain location if something unexpected happens.

scholarly journals Microcontroller based Multifunctional Automated Weather Monitoring and Logging System

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Ruwan Bolongho
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal Display ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Weather Station ◽  
Android Application ◽  
Power Outage ◽  
Battery Power ◽  
Distant Location ◽  
Emergency Power ◽  
Sd Card

Abstract: This paper describes a microcontroller-based prototype Automated Weather Monitoring and Logging System that can col- lect meteorological data such as air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, light intensity, and rain detection from any distant location. The Weather Monitoring and Logging System is entirely automated, and measured weather data is transferred to a public server while showing immediate data on a liquid crystal display (LCD) and stored to a Secure Digital (SD) card. For private viewers, Android-based smart phones may be interfaced with the weather station and operated via the android application. The weather station is supplied by a direct current (DC) source, with a backup rechargeable battery. In the event of an emergency power outage, the system will immediately switch to battery power. Two Atmega 328p and Two ESP 8266 microcontrollers are utilized as the core of the control and coordination of the relative multitude of exercises of the singular modules. All of the sensors in the systems have been calibrated, ensuring that the system’s accuracy seems to be exceptional. This system will benefit all users, and it will benefit the meteorological industry because it will allow them to work from a remote location. Keywords: Automated Weather Station; Microcontroller; Sensor; Meteorological Instrument

scholarly journals Utilising Open Geospatial Data to Refine Weather Variables for Building Energy Performance Evaluation—Incident Solar Radiation and Wind-Driven Infiltration Modelling

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 802
Author(s):  
Kristian Skeie ◽  
Arild Gustavsen
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Web Service ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Surface Wind ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Building Site ◽  
Incident Solar Radiation

In building thermal energy characterisation, the relevance of proper modelling of the effects caused by solar radiation, temperature and wind is seen as a critical factor. Open geospatial datasets are growing in diversity, easing access to meteorological data and other relevant information that can be used for building energy modelling. However, the application of geospatial techniques combining multiple open datasets is not yet common in the often scripted workflows of data-driven building thermal performance characterisation. We present a method for processing time-series from climate reanalysis and satellite-derived solar irradiance services, by implementing land-use, and elevation raster maps served in an elevation profile web-service. The article describes a methodology to: (1) adapt gridded weather data to four case-building sites in Europe; (2) calculate the incident solar radiation on the building facades; (3) estimate wind and temperature-dependent infiltration using a single-zone infiltration model and (4) including separating and evaluating the sheltering effect of buildings and trees in the vicinity, based on building footprints. Calculations of solar radiation, surface wind and air infiltration potential are done using validated models published in the scientific literature. We found that using scripting tools to automate geoprocessing tasks is widespread, and implementing such techniques in conjunction with an elevation profile web service made it possible to utilise information from open geospatial data surrounding a building site effectively. We expect that the modelling approach could be further improved, including diffuse-shading methods and evaluating other wind shelter methods for urban settings.

scholarly journals Towards a Glass New World: The Role of Ion-Exchange in Modern Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4610
Author(s):  
Simone Berneschi ◽  
Giancarlo C. Righini ◽  
Stefano Pelli
Keyword(s):  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Happy Marriage

Glasses, in their different forms and compositions, have special properties that are not found in other materials. The combination of transparency and hardness at room temperature, combined with a suitable mechanical strength and excellent chemical durability, makes this material indispensable for many applications in different technological fields (as, for instance, the optical fibres which constitute the physical carrier for high-speed communication networks as well as the transducer for a wide range of high-performance sensors). For its part, ion-exchange from molten salts is a well-established, low-cost technology capable of modifying the chemical-physical properties of glass. The synergy between ion-exchange and glass has always been a happy marriage, from its ancient historical background for the realisation of wonderful artefacts, to the discovery of novel and fascinating solutions for modern technology (e.g., integrated optics). Getting inspiration from some hot topics related to the application context of this technique, the goal of this critical review is to show how ion-exchange in glass, far from being an obsolete process, can still have an important impact in everyday life, both at a merely commercial level as well as at that of frontier research.

scholarly journals Co-Check: Collaborative Outsourced Data Auditing in Multicloud Environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Mao ◽  
Wenqian Tian ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Jian Cui ◽  
Hanjun Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Cloud Storage ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Data Outsourcing ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Outsourced Data ◽  
Low Performance ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Data Auditing

With the increasing demand for ubiquitous connectivity, wireless technology has significantly improved our daily lives. Meanwhile, together with cloud-computing technology (e.g., cloud storage services and big data processing), new wireless networking technology becomes the foundation infrastructure of emerging communication networks. Particularly, cloud storage has been widely used in services, such as data outsourcing and resource sharing, among the heterogeneous wireless environments because of its convenience, low cost, and flexibility. However, users/clients lose the physical control of their data after outsourcing. Consequently, ensuring the integrity of the outsourced data becomes an important security requirement of cloud storage applications. In this paper, we present Co-Check, a collaborative multicloud data integrity audition scheme, which is based on BLS (Boneh-Lynn-Shacham) signature and homomorphic tags. According to the proposed scheme, clients can audit their outsourced data in a one-round challenge-response interaction with low performance overhead. Our scheme also supports dynamic data maintenance. The theoretical analysis and experiment results illustrate that our scheme is provably secure and efficient.

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