The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...

A carbon fiber tip offering lightning strike protection for wind turbine blades has been developed by researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

A carbon fiber tip offering lightning strike protection for wind turbine blades has been developed by researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The blade tip, which is ...

Currently, wind turbine blades are equipped with an air-termination system, a type of lightning rod that attracts lightning strikes to minimize damage. However, this system has low protection ...

Wind farm operators are eager for options, given repair costs for lightning damage range from $10,000 to $100,000 for onshore blades and up to $1 million for replacing a damaged turbine blade off ...

Conventional wind turbine blades – made from carbon fiber composites – already benefit from existing lightning protection systems. However, none had been introduced to protect the new generation of ...

Standing hundreds of feet above ground, wind turbines—like tall trees, buildings, and telephone poles—are easy targets for lightning. Just by virtue of their height, they will get struck. Lightning ...

Wind turbines are potential targets for lightning strikes. The turbine’s lightning protection system (LPS) is cumbersome and costly to check but needed to prevent blade damage. We have designed an ...

May 20, 2013. Megger, a manufacturer and supplier of test equipment and measuring instruments for electrical-power applications, now offers a new series of test leads for use with wind turbines.

On Feb. 27, lightning reportedly struck the same Vineyard Wind turbine that had a blade failure in July 2024. Here's what we know.

Megger has enhanced its KC series of test leads used with wind turbines. KC-C test leads are lightweight, making them safe for use at heights, and are designed to work with Megger’s DLRO2 low ...

Vineyard Wind, the company that operates the turbine, said preliminary reports show Turbine AW-38 was struck by lightning on Thursday. The turbine is 21 miles from Nantucket.