WindCube 200s Scanning LiDAR
- Category:
- LiDAR
- Brand:
- Vaisala
- Type:
- WindCube 200s

Description
The Vaisala WindCube 200s is a scanning wind Lidar with a range of 6000 m for combined horizontal and vertical scanning and a maximum scanning height of 12000 m in vertical mode. A scanning pattern can be programmed, tailored specifically for the application with a resolution of 25 m, 50 m, 75 m or 100 m and accumulation time 0.1 s to 10 s.
Technical details
Model: Vaisala WindCube 200s
Range: PPI (Plan Position Indicator) or RHI (Range Height Indicator)
100 m to 6000 m (display range resolution 50 m, accumulation time 1 s)
50 m to 2500 m (display range resolution 25 m, accumulation time 1 s)
DBS (Vertical Profile)
Up to the Planetary Boundary Layer height if clear free troposphere above, or up to cirrus clouds with a maximum of 12 km (max. acquisition range)
Range of azimuth angle: 1 deg to 360 deg
Elevation angle: -10 deg to 190 deg
Angular resolution: 0.1 deg
Radial wind speed range: -30 m/s to 30 m/s
Operating temperature: -25 deg C to 45 deg C
Operating humidity: 10% to 100% RH
Ingress Protection: IP65
Weight: 232 kg
Eye safety: Class 1M IEC/EN 60825-1
Applications
With the WindCube 200s scanning Lidar, TNO can provide 3D wind field measurements for research or site layout studies.
In the TIADE project, a joint research project between TNO (coordinator), LM Wind Power and GE Vernova, TNO has applied the WindCube 200s for a study on yawed inflow conditions. The final report of this project (TNO 2024 R12112, 18 December 2024) is available in the public TNO repository: https://repository.tno.nl/SingleDoc?docId=66629