EMTP-RV analysis of lightning surges on wind turbines

Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 104-107

  Rodrigues, R B ^a   Mendes, V M F ^a   Catalao J P S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Lightning surge; Transient analysis; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955645190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2172038X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24084/repqj08.245     Document Type: Article

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