What happens if you hit a wind turbine
Wind turbines are lightning magnets—and strikes on these tall, spinning structures can cause significant damage. Blades explode; generators and control system electronics fry.
Wind turbines are lightning magnets—and strikes on these tall, spinning structures can cause significant damage. Blades explode; generators and control system electronics fry.
Find out how wind turbines survive severe storms, like hurricanes and tornadoes, and how you can stay safe. Wind turbines need to protect themselves just as communities do during severe weather events and storms.
Wind turbines are so easy for lightning to hit that they’ve been captured attracting a bolt every three seconds during a storm. On average, each wind turbine blade gets struck 1-20 times.
On average, wind turbines are hit by lightning about 10 times in a year. This is mainly due to their height and remote location. Tall Commercial turbines are more susceptible to lighting compared to the shorter residential ones.
Wind turbines are lightning magnets—and strikes on these tall, spinning structures can cause significant damage. Blades explode; generators and control system electronics fry. To figure out how.
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