Device measuring the wind speed and the wind direction

A device for measuring wind speed and direction, comprising:

• a main body;
• an elongate neck extending upward from the main body;
• an axle coupled to the bipolar magnet and extending through the elongate neck, wherein the bipolar magnet rotates at the same speed as the axle;
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• one of a rotor and vane tail secured to a distal portion of the elongate neck and in communication with the axle, wherein the rotor includes three cups made of a composite material with a thermoset matrix and glass chopped strands as reinforcement, and wherein the vane tail is made of aluminum and consists of a flat surface and a counterweight to balance the rotation axle, the rotor and vane tail being interchangeably coupled to a distal portion of the elongate neck;
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• an electronic circuit within the main body, wherein the electronic circuit includes a bipolar magnet juxtaposed with a magnetic encoder, wherein the magnetic encoder is selectively programmable to measure a rotational speed of the bipolar magnet when the rotor is coupled to the distal portion of the elongate neck and a formed angle of the bipolar magnet from an initial reference position when the vane tail is coupled to the distal portion of the elongate neck.

A device for measuring the speed and direction of the wind, comprising:

• a bipolar magnet;
• a magnetic encoder;
• and
• one of a rotor and a vane tail, the rotor and vane tail being interchangeable,
• the magnetic encoder being selectively programmable to measure wind speed when the rotor is used and to measure wind direction when the vane tail is used.