Title :
Lightning strike fault risk on wind power genaration system
Author :
Shindo, Takatoshi
Author_Institution :
Electr. Power Eng. Res. Lab., Central Res. Inst. of Electr. Power Ind. (CRIEPI), Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
The wind power generation systems in Japan have been damaged by lightning, especially in winter season. It is caused by the large energy of the winter lightning and several protection methods have been investigated based on the observations of lightning.
Keywords :
blades; earthing; lightning protection; wind power plants; wind turbines; grounding; lightning strike fault risk; protection methods; wind power genaration system; wind turbine blade; winter lightning; winter season; Blades; Circuit faults; Lightning protection; Risk management; Wind power generation; Wind turbines; charge; grounding; lightning; risk; surge; wind power generation; wind turbine blade;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, Tokyo (EMC'14/Tokyo), 2014 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
