Wind turbine generator systems - Lightning protection LONG_TITLE 5 Creating the structures and

5 Creating the structures and processes

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and/or to determine a limiting flaw size for a component subject to a given operating environment and to determine the time to reach the limiting state

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Wind turbine generator systems - Lightning protection LONG_TITLE 5 Creating the structures andDuring the last few years damage to wind turbines due to lightning strokes has become an increasing problem. The increasing number and height of installed turbines have resulted in an incidence of lightning damage greater than anticipated with repair costs beyond acceptable levels. The influence of lightning faults on operational reliability becomes a concern as the capacity of individual wind turbines increases and turbines move offshore. This is