Protection of wind energy systems against the indirect effects of lightning

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2888-2896

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

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic transients; Lightning protection; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TRANSIENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSIENTS PROGRAMS; EMTP-RV; GALVANIC COUPLING; INDIRECT EFFECTS; INTERCONNECTING TRANSFORMERS; LIGHTNING STRIKES; PORTUGAL; WIND ENERGY; WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; GROUNDING ELECTRODES; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; TRANSIENTS;

WIND POWER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 79957864071     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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