Analysis of the Thunderstorm Activity in Portugal for its Application in the Lightning Protection of Wind Turbines

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2009

Autores

Rodrigues, RB (Autor) Outra; Mendes, VMF (Autor) Outra; Catalao, JPS (Autor) Outra; Correia, S (Autor) Outra; Prior, V (Autor) Outra; Aguado, M (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: IEEE Latin America Transactions

Vol. 7 Nº 6

Páginas: 519-526

ISSN: 1548-0992

Editora: IEEE

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 2 Citações

Scopus - 2 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-003-G4K

DOI: 10.1109/tla.2009.5361188

Abstract (EN): This paper presents a brief characterization of wind power in Portugal, considering the installed power capacity, the capacity under construction, and the location of wind farms. It also describes the Portuguese Lightning Location System, and presents the results of the ccurrence of cloud-to-ground strikes both temporally and eographically distributed and the accumulative probability of the peak current. Based on these results, new ground flash density maps were drawn. Thus, this paper allows the characterization of discharges occurring in Portugal, helping to improve risk analysis and the protection systems adopted.

Idioma: Espanhol

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8