Monte Carlo analysis of wind farm surge arresters risk of failure due to lightning surges

Renewable Energy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 626-634

  Sarajcev, Petar ^a   Vasilj, Josip ^a   Goic, Ranko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Failure probability; Lightning surges; Risk assessment; Surge arrester; Weibull distribution; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; METALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SURGE PROTECTION; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ENERGY; FAILURE PROBABILITY; LIGHTNING SURGES; METAL OXIDE SURGE ARRESTERS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO PROCEDURES; RISK OF FAILURE; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; SURGE ARRESTERS; WIND FARM;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

LIGHTNING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; STOCHASTICITY; WEIBULL THEORY; WIND FARM;

EID: 84875792192     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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