OBS-BUOY400
GENERAL SENSOR INFORMATION
Device PID (L22)
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Sensor name
OBS-BUOY400
Instrument Type (L05)
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Version
Battery Powered Wave Buoy
Parameters
Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
9 - Actual system proven in operational environment (Successful mission deployment)
Assembly Type
Purchase of complete unit
Price category
$2,001 - $10,000
Sensor Lifetime Months
+60 months
Power Supply Type
6v External power supply, Solar and 1 x Rechargable 18650Li-On Battery
Battery Lifetime Days
+/-365 days
Accuracy Performance
Validation study against Datwell Waverider
DIMENSIONS
Length
37 cm
Width
37 cm
Depth
23 cm
Weight
7.5 kg
Measurement Range
Hm0, Hmax, Tp, Tm01, Tm02, Tm-10, Tmax, Dirp, Dirm, ?p, ?m
Service Providers
Service providers can be developers, manufacturers, or resellers.MISC
Data Transmission Range
GSM (4G with 2G fallback)
Data Transmission Frequency
Near real time
Data Format
Bulk wave parameters, diagnostic parameters, 1D wave spectra, directional wave spectra (text files, png or pdf report)
Keywords
Full directional wave spectrum
directional wave spectra
Sea Surface Temperature
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT (Hm0)
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT (Hmax)
PEAK WAVE PERIOD (Tp)
MEAN WAVE PERIOD (Tm0
1 [s]; Tm0
2 [s]; Tm-1
0 [s] ; Tavg [s])
MAXIMUM WAVE PERIOD (Tmax)
PEAK WAVE DIRECTION (Dirp)
MEAN WAVE DIRECTION (Dirm)
PEAK DIRECTIONAL SPREADING (Sigp)
MEAN DIRECTIONAL SPREADING (Sigm)
VARIANCE DENSITY SPECTRUM (Puu [m2/Hz])
DIRECTIONAL MOMENTS (a1
b1
a2
b2 [-])
BUOY DISPLACEMENTS (3D TIMESERIES)
Estimated wind speed
Estimated Wind Direction
GPS
Latitude
Longitude
Battery voltage
Solar panel voltage
Internal temperature
Signal strength
humidity
atmospheric pressure
Documentation
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Documents
Last Update
2025-08-05 10:35:50