Above: An autonomous vehicle that deploys a conducting cable in wind turbine blades to determine lightning protection system continuity and reduce maintenance costs. Wind turbines are potential ...

Their first-of-its-kind solution could offer new resilience for turbines and even be used outside of the energy industry.

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 ...

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 ...

ORNL researcher Vipin Kumar, an expert in lightning strike protection for airborne composites, inspects the wind turbine blade tip before he and his team remove it from a mold at DOE’s Carbon Fiber ...

like lightning protection systems and predictive maintenance solutions, are being developed and implemented by companies in the region at the forefront. The wind turbine protection market is ...

A wind turbine blade tip made using ORNL-developed carbon fiber emerged pristine when tested in a lab against high-voltage jolts of simulated lightning. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Lightning disrupted airports like Miami International and interacted with wind turbines in Oklahoma. With more than 2 billion events a year, lightning is a near-constant presence in our ...

This includes protection against extreme weather, overloading, grid failures, lightning strikes ... for sophisticated protection systems. The demand for wind turbine protection market is being ...

This includes protection against extreme weather, overloading, grid failures, lightning strikes ... there is an increasing need for sophisticated protection systems. The demand for wind turbine ...