Functionality Testing
To ensure all the engineering requirements and customer reuqirements were met, testing needed to be done. Not onyl was functionality tested, but also calibration tests were performed to ensure sensors were reading correctly and accurately. This page shows the testing procedures/results of the activities performed by the team.Anemometer Calibration and Testing
To calibrate the Anemometer, the team utilized a constant wind speed and compared it to a calibrated and accurate anemometer. Data was collected for one minute and averaged at 3 different wind speeds and a calibration curve was created. The Calibration Equation was added into the python code to properly convert voltage to wind speed
Temperature Probe Calibration
The temperature probe was calibrated by using a DTT-1372
temperature sensor as the standard for the calibration. The
temperature probe was placed in three different mediums, ice
water, ambient air, and hot water. These ranges were carefully
chosen to simultaneously ensure the temperature sensor could read
temperature at the full required range of Flagstaff, AZ
conditions.
Voltage and Current Calibrations
To calibrate the voltage reading circuit and the current reading circuit, the team used a variable load and power supply as the standard to calibrate the system to. A calibration curve was created and the calibration equation was added into the python code file so that readings would be accurate.
