Title :
New grounding system of wind turbines
Author :
Kargar, H. Kazemi ; Sedighizadeh, M. ; Mosavi, A.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Dept., Shahid Beheshti Univ., Tehran
Abstract :
In this paper a new method for grounding system of wind turbines will be proposed. The proposed method will decrease the step voltage, touch voltage and grounding resistance of the grounding system of wind turbine in compare with the traditional method. The method will be analyzed by a finite element program written in MATLAB. For analyzing and comparing the new method with the conventional method, a case study in accordance with VESTAS turbine will be explained.
Keywords :
earthing; finite element analysis; wind turbines; MATLAB; VESTAS turbine; finite element program; grounding resistance; grounding system; step voltage; touch voltage; wind turbines; Blades; Copper; Electric resistance; Finite element methods; Grounding; Poles and towers; Steel; Voltage; Wind turbines; Wire; Grounding system; Step voltage; Touch voltage; Wind turbine; Windfarm;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2008. UPEC 2008. 43rd International
Conference_Location :
Padova
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3294-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-89884-09-6
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651575
