Title :
Lightning and overvoltage protection of wind power farms
Author :
Richter, Bernhard ; Crevenat, Vincent
Author_Institution :
ABB Switzerland Ltd., Wettingen, Switzerland
Abstract :
Wind power farms are prone to lightning due to their height, especially when installed off-shore. Very different voltage stresses are expected compared to three phase power systems. Test standards, technical specifications and application principles have been developed only recently on CENELEC level. A brief introduction of different new standards is given, with special consideration to wind power installations.
Keywords :
lightning protection; overvoltage protection; wind power; CENELEC; lightning protection; overvoltage protection; three phase power systems; wind power farms; wind power installations; Arresters; Standards; Surges; Voltage control; Wind power generation; Wind turbines; wind power parks;
Conference_Titel :
Lightning Protection (XI SIPDA), 2011 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Fortaleza
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1898-4
DOI :
10.1109/SIPDA.2011.6088413
