Conference paper
European cold season lightning map for wind turbines based on radio soundings
Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Center for Electric Power and Energy, Centers, Technical University of Denmark2
Smart Electric Components, Center for Electric Power and Energy, Centers, Technical University of Denmark3
Global Lightning Protection Services A/S4
In this paper, the meteorological data of cold season thunderstorms in Japan and Spain are reviewed to determine the threshold conditions at which cold season lightning was recorded in the past. The variables investigated are the height of the -10°C and 0°C isotherms above ground, the wind velocity, the precipitable water in the cloud, and the wind direction.
Meteorological data of 72 radio sounding stations in Europe is analyzed for a 5 year period (2009-2014) in the months from October until March. Based on this information, a European map has been created indicating areas where the meteorological conditions for self-triggered upward lightning, as being observed in Japan and Spain, are identified.
This map may give an indication if a potential wind power plant or structure has the risk to be affected by frequent lightning attachments in the cold season which are predominantly upward initiated. The advantage of using meteorological parameters to define cold season thunderstorm areas is the independence of Lightning Location Systems (LLS), which are limited to detect upward lightning.
Additionally, meteorological data is publicly available.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Pages: | 1-7 |
| Proceedings: | International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems 2016 |
| ISBN: | 150904843X , 150904843x , 1509058435 , 9781509048434 and 9781509058433 |
| Types: | Conference paper |
| DOI: | 10.1109/ICLP.2016.7791373 |
| ORCIDs: | Vogel, Stephan and Holbøll, Joachim |
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