Transient EMF induced in LV cables due to wind turbine direct lightning strike

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 489-494

  Sarajčev, Petar ^a   Sarajčev, Ivan ^a   Goić, Ranko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cables; Earthing; Electromotive force; Lightning; Travelling waves; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

DIRECT LIGHTNING STRIKES; EARTHING; EARTHING SYSTEM; ENGINEERING METHODS; LIGHTNING CHANNEL; LOW-VOLTAGE; TRANSFORMER STATIONS; TRAVELLING WAVES; WIND TURBINE TOWERS;

CABLES; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; LIGHTNING; TOWERS; WAVE TRANSMISSION; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 75849159737     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2009.10.032     Document Type: Article

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