Lightning protection of wind turbines

Author

Tingfang, Yang ; Xin, Yang

Author_Institution

Coll. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Changsha Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Changsha, China

Volume

1

fYear

2010

fDate

30-31 May 2010

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

63

Abstract

The enlargement of the stand-alone capability of wind turbine generators and the total of wind turbine in power system, the problem in the safe operation is taking more and more attention. Wind turbine typically measures 100-m high and sits out in a field some distance away from other tall objects. These conditions make wind turbines tempting targets for lightning strikes. Lightning stroke is one of the important factors affecting the secure operation of wind farm with the enlargement of capacity of wind turbine and the scale of wind farm. In this paper the model of wind turbines is established and the lightning stroke process and damage mechanism of wind turbine generators are discribed comprehensively. The lightning protection measures is put forward.

Keywords

Clouds; Educational institutions; Lightning protection; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power system protection; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind farms; Wind turbines; ground connection; lightning protection; lightning stroke; power system; wind turbine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Mechatronics and Automation (ICIMA), 2010 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan, China

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7653-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICINDMA.2010.5538095

Filename

5538095