Lightning protection methods for wind turbine blades : an alternative approach
Mucsi, Viktor and Ayub, Ahmad Syahrir and Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus and Zulkipli, Muhammad and Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil and Saudi, Ahmad Shakir Mohd and Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo (2020) Lightning protection methods for wind turbine blades : an alternative approach. Applied Sciences, 10 (6). pp. 1-18. 2130. ISSN 2076-3417 (https://doi.org/10.3390/app10062130)
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Abstract
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 lightning protection systems available for wind turbine blades, there are still many cases reported due to the fact of damage caused by lightning strike. Owing to that, the present work introduces a new approach for a lightning protection system for wind turbine blades where preliminary investigations were done using Analysis Systems (ANSYS) Workbench. Two models were developed: one with a conventional type down conductor system and the other with a hybrid conductor system. The recorded findings have been compared and discussed, where it was found that the hybrid conductor system may provide alternative protection from lightning for wind turbine blades.
ORCID iDs
Mucsi, Viktor, Ayub, Ahmad Syahrir ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-0917, Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus, Zulkipli, Muhammad, Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil, Saudi, Ahmad Shakir Mohd and Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 86046 Dates: DateEvent20 March 2020Published10 March 2020Accepted30 January 2020SubmittedNotes: Mucsi, V.; Ayub, A.S.; Muhammad-Sukki, F.; Zulkipli, M.; Muhtazaruddin, M.N.; Mohd Saudi, A.S.; Ardila-Rey, J.A. Lightning Protection Methods for Wind Turbine Blades: An Alternative Approach. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 2130. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10062130 Subjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Department: Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 06 Jul 2023 08:19 Last modified: 28 Sep 2024 14:14 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/86046