Electromagnetic transientes study due to lightning strikes on two interconnected wind turbines

• Author(s): Rodrigues, Rafael Baptista ; Mendes, Victor ; Catalão, João Paulo da Silva
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/5168
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
• Subject(s): Systems; Protection; Struck; Farm
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): RCIPL

Description

As wind power generation undergoes rapid growth, lightning damages involving wind turbines have come to be regarded with more attention. Electric and magnetic fields generated by lightning represent a serious hazard to wind turbines. A new case study is presented with two interconnected wind turbines, considering that lightning strikes directly the blade of one wind turbine. Computer simulations obtained by using EMTP-RV are presented and conclusions are duly drawn.