Electromagnetic transients analysis of lightning overvoltages on wind power plants

International Review of Electrical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1678-1684

  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

Electromagnetic transients; Lightning; Overvoltages; Protection; Wind power plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956201621     PISSN: 18276660     EISSN: 25332244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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