NRG Systems - Product Solutions

Do you have a special situation or difficult location with potential? Many of our customers do. Our top-notch team of professionals thrives on developing solutions with our products. If you happen not to see what you’re looking for here, please do not hesitate to describe your situation in our online Tech Forums where others in our global community can offer ideas based on their experiences.

Lattice tower, need more than 6 anemometers

Situation: A Brazilian customer required an assessment system with more than 6 sensors for an existing 100 meter lattice radio tower.
Solution: NRG helped this customer configure a system with two Symphonie data loggers, each with 6 channels, for a combined capacity of 12 sensors. We recommended installing six of the sensors on one logger and the remaining six on the second logger. Using different site IDs for each logger (such as North and South), and satellite iPacks to transfer site data, the customer was assured of matching time/date stamps in the merged data stream.

Small, constrained site area

Situation: A customer in Colorado was faced with a rocky ridge line site and was not sure if enough guy wire space was available for the 164-foot radius of a standard 60m tower.
Solution: Using local airport data records, the customer was able to determine that the Colorado site was not generally prone to severe icing events (icing events exceeding 1/8” clear ice). We recommended the 60m XHD TallTower configuration, requiring only a 110-foot guy radius.

For regions prone to severe icing, we recommend using a 50m XHD TallTower to decrease the tower’s overall surface area and increase its survivability.

Remote site, no cellular service

Situation: A consultancy customer working in Mongolia for a Beijing client who required frequent data downloads contacted NRG for assistance. The site was remote, hard to reach, with no residents and no cellular service.
Solution: NRG's SymphoniePLUS data logger was paired with an Iridium Satellite iPack to send data once a week, or as frequently as once per day.

Using Iridium satellite communication services, NRG's Satellite iPack can send data to your desktop from practically anywhere in the world.

Significant icing

Situation: A customer in Canada’s Northwest Territories reported their site had intermittent, but significant icing days. With icing events occurring more than 20% of the year, their site data acquisition rate fell well below the 90% minimum required by their investors.
Solution: Power was available at the site, so we recommended a set of NRG IceFree3 Heated Sensors be used. NRG IceFree3 sensors are heated to prevent ice from forming, allowing data acquisition during icing events.

For off-grid locations, customer-provided power can be supplied by battery-solar, battery-small wind, or both.