Lightning Protection of Wind Turbine Blades-An Alternative Approach

摘要：

This paper is a review of the lightning protection of wind turbine blades in terms of on the layout and location of the down conductor system.Generally, the down conductors of a lightning protection system for wind turbine blades may be installed inside the blade or outside the blade.However, the internal down conductor approach has become a common practice for blade manufacturers.This is presumably due to the preference for the aerodynamic properties of the blades to be maintained.However, by having an internal down conductor, other problems occur (e.g.blade disintegration, burn due to the impact of lightning strikes).This paper discusses the possibility that an external down conductor might be more advantageous and concludes with some recommendations.

关键词： wind turbine blades lightning down conductor system aerodynamics performance

作者: A. S. Ayub W. H. Siew S. J. MacGregor

作者单位: High Voltage Technologies Group,Institute for Energy & Environment,Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering,University of Strathclyde,Glasgow,UK

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 第七届亚太防雷国际会议

会议地点: 成都

会议语种:英文

页码: 1-6

在线出版日期: 2011-11-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）