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Photovoltaic (PV) power plants and wind turbines are eco‐friendly power generators that utilize solar energy and wind energy, respectively. Many large‐scale PV power plants have been constructed using government subsidies. Large‐scale PV power plants are usually constructed in large open spaces that contain some tall structures. Therefore, such large‐scale PV power plants are likely to attract lightning,...
In Taikoyama wind farm in Kyoto, Japan, wind turbines have often damaged by lightning in winter. In the winter from 2011 to 2012, two typical accidents have been occurred. In one of the accidents, a fire occurred inside the wind turbine close to the lightning protection tower on January 28th, 2012. The accident is caused by lightning to the wind turbine itself or the lightning protection tower; the...
Lightning damage to facilities inside or in the vicinity of wind turbines becomes remarkably common. Most of the breakdowns and malfunctions of the electrical and control systems inside or in the vicinity of wind turbines are caused by ground potential rise due to lightning current flowing into the grounding system of the turbine. To clarify the transient characteristics of the wind turbine grounding...
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