Protection of wind energy systems against the indirect effects of lightning

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2011

Autores

Rodrigues, RB (Autor) Outra; Mendes, VMF (Autor) Outra; Catalao, JPS (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Renewable Energy

Vol. 36 Nº 1

Páginas: 2888-2896

ISSN: 0960-1481

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

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Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-KD6

DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.04.011

Abstract (EN): This paper is concerned with the protection of wind energy systems against the indirect effects of lightning. As wind energy is gaining increasing importance throughout the world, lightning damages involving wind energy systems have come to be regarded with more attention. Nevertheless, there are still very few studies in Portugal regarding lightning protection of wind energy systems using models of the Electro-Magnetic Transients Program (EMTP). Hence, a new case study is presented in this paper, based on a wind turbine with an interconnecting transformer, considering that lightning strikes the soil near the tower at a distance such that galvanic coupling occurs through the grounding electrode. Computer simulations obtained by using EMTP-RV are presented and conclusions are duly drawn.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 9