@inproceedings{f684691dc7694143933478c761b829b1,
title = "Effect of local topography on lightning exposure of wind turbines",
abstract = "This paper presents a new method to determine the influence of the terrain topography in the lightning exposure of wind turbines. The method consists in performing numerical calculations of the electric field in a model of a wind plant including the topography of the terrain, with the purpose to determine which wind turbines are more prone to trigger upward leaders. The method has been applied to a specific wind plant in a mountainous region of southern Europe, and the results have been compared with the lightning detection data measured in that location over a period of five years. The comparison presents a good correlation, in particular related to the identification of the turbines with higher exposure to lightning. The correlation also shows that other additional environmental features may have a significant influence on the lightning exposure of the wind turbines, in particular related to the wind direction.",
keywords = "Lightning, Lightning exposure, Risk assessment, Terrain topography, Wind turbines",
author = "\{Candela Garolera\}, A. and S. Vogel and J. L{\'o}pez and Madsen, \{S. F.\} and K. Bertelsen",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015, Institution of Engineering and Technology. All rights reserved.; International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity, ICOLSE 2015 ; Conference date: 09-09-2015 Through 11-09-2015",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
series = "IET Seminar Digest",
publisher = "Institution of Engineering and Technology",
number = "11",
booktitle = "IET Seminar Digest",
address = "United Kingdom",
edition = "11",
}
