Lightning protection methods for wind turbine blades: an alternative approach

• Main Authors: Mucsi, Viktor, Ayub, Ahmad Syahrir, Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus, Zulkipli, Muhammad, Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil, Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir, Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: TJ266-267.5 Turbines. Turbomachines (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5311/1/AJ%202020%20%28151%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5311/; https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10062130

Lightning strikes happens in a fraction of time, where they can transfer huge amounts of charge and high currents in a single strike. The chances for a structure to be struck by lightning increases as the height increases; thus, tall structures are more prone to lightning. Despite the existing light...