Some anemometers use a small motor attached to the
shaft. As the vanes turn they generate a voltage that can
be measured with A2D. You'd need a free-running motor
that's well protected from the weather. Possibly over-
engineering compared to the optical method and might
not give such good results at very low wind speed

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