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    BS EN 61400-24 - WIND TURBINES - PART 24: LIGHTNING PROTECTION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-11-2010

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 SCOPE
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Symbols and units
    5 Abbreviations
    6 Lightning environment for wind turbine
       6.1 Lightning current parameters and
            lightning protection levels (LPL)
    7 Lightning Exposure Assessment
       7.1 Assessing the frequency of lightning
            affecting a wind turbine
       7.2 Assessing the risk of damage
    8 Lightning protection of subcomponents
       8.1 Blades
       8.2 Nacelle and other structural components
       8.3 Mechanical drive train and yaw system
       8.4 Electrical low-voltage systems and electronic
            systems and installations
       8.5 Electrical high-voltage (HV) power systems
    9 Earthing of wind turbines and wind farms
       9.1 General
       9.2 Equipotential bonding
       9.3 Structural components
       9.4 Electrode shape dimensions
       9.5 Wind farms
       9.6 Execution and maintenance of the earthing
            system
    10 Personal safety
    11 Documentation of lightning protection system
       11.1 Documentation necessary during assessment
            for design evaluation
       11.2 Site specific information
       11.3 Documentation to be provided for LPS
            inspections
       11.4 Manuals
    12 Inspection of lightning protection system
       12.1 Scope of inspection
       12.2 Order of inspections
       12.3 Maintenance
    Annex A (informative) - The lightning phenomenon in relation
            to wind turbines
    Annex B (informative) - Lightning Exposure Assessment
       B.1 Explanation of terms
    Annex C (informative) - Protection methods for blades
    Annex D (informative) - Test specifications
    Annex E (informative) - Bibliography
    Annex F (informative) - Application of lightning protection
            zones (LPZ) concept at a wind turbine
    Annex G (informative) - Selection and installation of a
            coordinated SPD protection in wind turbines
    Annex H (informative) - Additional information on bonding and
            shielding and installation technique
    Annex I (informative) - Testing methods for system level
            immunity tests
    Annex J (informative) - Earth termination system
    Annex K (informative) - Example of defined measuring points
    Annex L (informative) - Typical lightning damage questionnaire
    Annex M (informative) - Monitoring systems
    Annex N (informative) - Guidelines for small wind turbines -
            Microgeneration

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    Committee PEL/88
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
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