Lightning protection methods for wind turbine blades: an alternative approach

• Main Authors: Mucsi, V., Ayub, A. S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Zulkipli, M., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Saudi, A. S. M., Ardila-Rey, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86567/1/VictorMucsi2020_LightningProtectionMethodsforWindTurbineBlades.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86567/; 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 moreprone to lightning. Despite the existing lightn...