Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Terminal Doppler Lidars in Hong Kong
02 September 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
First Japanese company to supply Terminal
Doppler Lidars outside of Japan
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today
that it has been awarded a contract by Hong Kong Observatory (HKO),
a department of the Hong Kong Government, to supply Hong Kong
International Airport (HKIA) with two Terminal Doppler Lidar
systems capable of detecting nearby low-level wind shear and
turbulence during non-precipitation conditions. The system uses a
single-frequency pulse laser to capture the movements of dust and
tiny particulates in the air to take measurements.
In Japan, Mitsubishi Electric supplied Tokyo International
Airport with similar systems in March.
Previously, the company supplied HKIA with a Terminal Doppler
Weather Radar (TDWR), which detects wind shear and turbulence
during precipitation by using microwave signals to measure the
movement of rain drops in the atmosphere. The combination of the
TDWR and Terminal Doppler Lidar systems will give the airport the
capability to observe wind shear and turbulence under all weather
conditions, ensuring heightened safety.
Going forward, Mitsubishi Electric will continue to develop
increasingly advanced and ever-more reliable Doppler Lidars as one
of the world’s leading suppliers of these systems.
About Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation
With over 90 years of experience in providing reliable,
high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503)
is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and
sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information
processing and communications, space development and satellite
communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology,
energy, transportation and building equipment. Embracing the spirit
of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better, and its
environmental statement, Eco Changes, Mitsubishi Electric endeavors
to be a global, leading green company, enriching society with
technology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of
4,323.0 billion yen (US$ 36.0 billion*) in the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2015. For more information visit:http://www.MitsubishiElectric.com*At an exchange
rate of 120 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the Tokyo
Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2015
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