Performance enhancement of lightning protection systems for offshore wind turbine blades

GI Ikhazuangbe, M Begam, C Gomes… - 2019 International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When offshore wind turbines are polluted with salt, their surface characteristics change.
Pollution affects the performance of the protection systems which can result in damages …

[PDF][PDF] Characterizing Electric Field Distribution Due to Upward Initiated Lightning Around the Blades of a Rotating Wind Turbine

GI Ikhazuangbe, M Begam, S Mohanna… - … Field Distribution Due …, 2023 - researchgate.net
lightning constitutes the greatest threat to wind power industry. The characteristics of the
distributed electric field prior to lightning strike plays an important role in determining …

[PDF][PDF] A Review of Lightning Protection Methods for Wind Turbine Blades

GI Ikhazuangbe, C Gomes, S Mohanna, B Dagogo… - researchgate.net
In order to increase the generated power and for better wind conditions, wind turbines are
getting taller, the swept area and the blade lengths have been increased, and shifted to …

[PDF][PDF] Efficient Lightning Protection of Modern Wind Turbines; How Long will a Blade get before the Effect of the Single Tip Receptor is no Longer Felt at the Bottom of …

GI Ikhazuangbe, M Begam, C Gomes, ON Osarimwian… - researchgate.net
Due to higher generated power and better wind conditions, wind turbines are getting taller
and the blade length are increased bringing them closer to lightning. Modern wind turbines …