High Current And High Voltage Testing Of Wind Turbine Blades And Bearings

I Cotton; N Jenkins; S Haigh; M Hancock; N   Hatziargyriou; A Bucker

High Current And High Voltage Testing Of Wind Turbine Blades And Bearings

I Cotton, N Jenkins, S Haigh, M Hancock, N Hatziargyriou, A Bucker

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Abstract

As part of the European Joule project focusing on the topic 'Lightning Protection of Wind Turbines', high voltage and high current testing of wind turbine components has taken place to assess their vulnerability to lightning damage. High current testing has been used to determine the type of lightning damage that may occur to bath a pitch bearing and a stall regulated turbine tip-brake mechanism. A wood-epoxy blade section has also been tested using a generator supplying up to 2MV. This paper outlines the results from the tests conducted on the pitch bearing and the carbon-fibre section of a tip-brake mechanism. The reasons for and methods used to test varying types of wind turbine blades will also be discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	host publication
Publication status	Published - Jul 1997
Event	Proceedings Of The British Wind Energy Association Conference - HERIOT WATT UNIV, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Duration: 16 Jul 1997 → 18 Jul 1997 http://<Go to ISI>://WOS:000073221400023

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Conference	Proceedings Of The British Wind Energy Association Conference
City	HERIOT WATT UNIV, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
Period	16/07/97 → 18/07/97
Internet address	http://<Go to ISI>://WOS:000073221400023

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High Current And High Voltage Testing Of Wind Turbine Blades And Bearings

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