You CAN Reduce Wind Turbine Blade Lightning Damage
Wind turbine blade lightning damage is increasing. All blades are experiencing more lighting damage, regardless of make/model.
Wind turbine blade lightning damage is increasing. All blades are experiencing more lighting damage, regardless of make/model.
GE 2.X blades are experiencing excessive lightning damage. We know why this is happening, and we detailed the issues in a recent article in
In 2024, wind turbine cost per kWh remained fairly steady, but many factors affect equipment costs, installed cost, maintenance costs. This article is updated regularly with new resources and information.
Lightning strikes are occurring at a much higher rate than initially predicted by the IEC 61400-24 standard. Here’s what to do now to protect your wind turbines.
Will more monitoring lead to better lightning protection of wind turbines? Well, monitoring for the right things could certainly help. This article provides practical steps that owners can take now to get data they can act on and better protect their assets.
The IEC 61400-24 Lightning Protection specification is in the process of being amended. Public comment runs through November 2, 2023. The proposed update would likely increase LCOE and would not offer any new or actionable data for the wind industry.
Around 1 to 3 percent of lightning strikes to wind turbine blades result in blade damage. However, this figure can vary significantly, depending on the location of the wind farm, lightning strike characteristics, the type of turbine, and other factors. Let’s look at a few of the variables that contribute to the higher blade damage rates
In rare instances, when lightning does tremendous damage, experts may say “it’s force majeuere.” But we know lightning is just air – so what really matters in turbine lightning protection?
Only 1-3% of lightning strikes to wind turbine blades result in wind turbine blade lightning damage – some catastrophic, some not worth repairing. Find out how to minimize your losses and understand when repairs are really needed.
It’s springtime in the northern hemisphere, which means more lightning strikes to wind turbines. Most of the time they can handle the strikes, no
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