Cloud Seeding Generators
RHS builds state of the art cloud seeding generators. We use both manual and remote generators depending on a project's location, weather, desired outcomes and cost effectiveness. Project location, weather and terrain are all considered when a ground seeding generator program is designed.
Generators are strategically spaced at optimal intervals within a project area. The generators are turned on, either remotely or manually, using targeting models and weather forecasting. Temperature as well as wind direction are critical in determining when and if a generator should be turned on during a given storm. Generators can significantly enhance the water yield of a project and can be turned on when weather does not allow for aircraft operations. Ground generators are desirable and useful when cloud tops are lower during the later stages of a storm.
RHS generators use a specially designed seeding solution that forms ice crystals in warmer temperatures than standard seeding solutions. This allows for additional hours of operation in storms that would otherwise not be ideal for seeding thereby increasing water yield.
The generator design utilizes three primary components: the foundation system, a commercially available prefabricated tower structure and a top module that contains the seeding generator equipment and subassemblies for controlling and remotely communicating with the generator. The RHS design has been structurally engineered to meet and exceed all federal, state, or local building code requirements and meets all OSHA safety requirements (handrails, ladders, toe plates, etc.).
Generators are strategically spaced at optimal intervals within a project area. The generators are turned on, either remotely or manually, using targeting models and weather forecasting. Temperature as well as wind direction are critical in determining when and if a generator should be turned on during a given storm. Generators can significantly enhance the water yield of a project and can be turned on when weather does not allow for aircraft operations. Ground generators are desirable and useful when cloud tops are lower during the later stages of a storm.
RHS generators use a specially designed seeding solution that forms ice crystals in warmer temperatures than standard seeding solutions. This allows for additional hours of operation in storms that would otherwise not be ideal for seeding thereby increasing water yield.
The generator design utilizes three primary components: the foundation system, a commercially available prefabricated tower structure and a top module that contains the seeding generator equipment and subassemblies for controlling and remotely communicating with the generator. The RHS design has been structurally engineered to meet and exceed all federal, state, or local building code requirements and meets all OSHA safety requirements (handrails, ladders, toe plates, etc.).
