Lightning protection of wind turbine blades — An alternative approach

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Ayub ◽  
W. H. Siew ◽  
S. J. MacGregor
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Lightning Protection ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Alternative Approach

scholarly journals Lightning Protection Methods for Wind Turbine Blades: An Alternative Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2130
Author(s):  
Viktor Mucsi ◽  
Ahmad Syahrir Ayub ◽  
Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki ◽  
Muhammad Zulkipli ◽  
Mohd Nabil Muhtazaruddin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Lightning Strike ◽  
Lightning Protection ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Lightning Strikes ◽  
Tall Structures ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Hybrid Conductor

Lightning strikes happens in a fraction of time, where they can transfer huge amounts of charge and high currents in a single strike. The chances for a structure to be struck by lightning increases as the height increases; thus, tall structures are more prone to lightning. Despite the existing lightning protection systems available for wind turbine blades, there are still many cases reported due to the fact of damage caused by lightning strike. Owing to that, the present work introduces a new approach for a lightning protection system for wind turbine blades where preliminary investigations were done using Analysis Systems (ANSYS) Workbench. Two models were developed: one with a conventional type down conductor system and the other with a hybrid conductor system. The recorded findings have been compared and discussed, where it was found that the hybrid conductor system may provide alternative protection from lightning for wind turbine blades.

2727 Evaluation of Lightning Protection for Wind Turbine Blades

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007.1 (0) ◽  
pp. 615-616
Author(s):  
Atsutoshi MUTO ◽  
Toshiaki UEDA ◽  
Hiroyuki SHINJO ◽  
Toshiharu KARAUSHI
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Lightning Protection ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades

A Review of Current Issues in Lightning Protection of New-Generation Wind-Turbine Blades

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 2489-2496 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Rachidi ◽  
M. Rubinstein ◽  
J. Montanya ◽  
J.-L. Bermudez ◽  
R. Rodriguez Sola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Lightning Protection ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
New Generation

scholarly journals Study on Lightning Protection Methods for Wind Turbine Blades

2005 ◽  
Vol 125 (10) ◽  
pp. 993-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takehiro Naka ◽  
Nilesh J. Vasa ◽  
Shigeru Yokoyama ◽  
Atsushi Wada ◽  
Akira Asakawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Lightning Protection ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades
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