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FURUNO Weather Radar
February 2021
Yusuke Mizutani
System Solutions Business Unit
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World compact/light weight
Weather radar Compact size enable to install on top of existing building and to
save costs and period for installation
Features
Compact and light weight (1 m/65 kg)
Easy installation
Real time observation for localized weather
Competitive costs of installation and operation (Suitable to build multiple radars network)
Low power consumption (Household power)
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•No heavy machinery, tower,
building for radar installation
•Solid State technology
S-band radar
• Building/Tower with control room
• Big size Antenna Radome
• Klystron and Solid State technology
Signal Processing Unit
Antenna radome
Space-saving for Installation
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S-band radar @ Cox’s Bazar
Ref: JICA report 12149308_01.pdf (jica.go.jp)
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S band
( Φ 12.6m)
Weather
Radar
X band
( Φ 3.3m)
Weather
Radar
C band
( Φ 7.0m)
Weather
Radar
FURUNO
(Φ 1m)
Weather
Radar
Detection Range
(Data update cycle)
50km 80km 250km 450km
(30sec ) (60sec) (5min ) (10min )
Range
resolution
75m
150m
1km
4km
Weather forecast
(Movement of nimbus, precipitation)
Monitoring of typhoon, rain fronts
Large
Weather Radar
Compact Weather Radar
Comparison conventional radar & FURUNO
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Φ: diameter of radar radome
High-precision monitoring of
precipitation intensity in local area
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Software (RainMap, standard)
For controlling, monitoring and setting
Signal Processing
Unit
(SPU)
Data Processing
Unit
(DPU)
Standard Configurations (WR2120)
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Available data format
• SCN (FURUNO)
• HDF5
• CF/Radial (NetCDF)
• CF-compliant
NetCDF (Rain)
• Grib2 (Rain)
External HDD can be connected to DPU.
Antenna
Unit
(ATU)
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Internet
Web browser
Multiple-radar Configurations (WR2120)
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Antenna Unit
(ATU)
Signal Processing
Unit
(SPU)
Data Processing
Unit
(DPU)
Data storage and computing.
Software is selectable from
FURUNO, IRIS Focus, and more.
Server Antenna Unit
(ATU)
Signal Processing
Unit
(SPU)
Data Processing
Unit
(DPU)
Antenna Unit
(ATU)
Signal Processing
Unit
(SPU)
Data Processing
Unit
(DPU)
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Multiple-radar system
Heavy rain will block transmitted signals behind the area.
→Need other radars to cover the blind area
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Shaded
Area
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Usage example in Singapore
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8 Ref: Public Utilities Board(PUB) https://www.pub.gov.sg/news/FeaturedStories/07022001
Usage example in Singapore
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Usage example in Japan
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Usage example in Japan
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Installation image in Bangladesh
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Transportability
Ruggedized design
Quick release cable
Isolation vibrator (for ATU and SPU)
Meets MIL-STD-810G Test Method 514.7 ANNEX C Category 4 Secured Cargo, Common
carrier (US highway truck vibration exposure) Test1
Case for transportation (for ATU and SPU)
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Site A Site B
Site B, C, D…
Relocation Transportable platform
Site A
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Transportability – Optional Tools
Vibration isolator
Case
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During Observation
During Travel
Out
Rigger
Power
Generator
Signal
ProcessorAntenna
Unit
Antenna
Unit
Out
Rigger
Power
GeneratorSignal
Processor
Wire
Stay
Antenna
UnitPower
Generator
Signal
Processor
(Luggage
Width)
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SMALL WONDER Contact:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +81(0)798 63 1270
Web:
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