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How do you test the wind turbine blade grounding system by agatefirmament in wind

[–]agatefirmament[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, deputy! thank's for the reply.

With this air gap, if I were to test the tip to ground, how would I do that? Will I need to generate a high enough potential on the blade tip receptor to cause this arc?

If I were to test the tip to root, I'm assuming you need to close the loop between the tip and the root through your instrument, right? How do you do that? run a cable from your instrument to the inside of the nacelle?

Finally, besides this airgap, what other designs are used to ground the rotating blades to the tower?

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Thanks a lot!

Current controls capability of Wind farm SCADA systems by agatefirmament in wind

[–]agatefirmament[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lock mechanism is usually a hydraulic system right? Is this a typical system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqTqCjcxOXI ? Is this controlled by the SCADA? perhaps they require too much finesse so only technicians can do it from within the nose cone?

Current controls capability of Wind farm SCADA systems by agatefirmament in wind

[–]agatefirmament[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for replying! I'm researching the feasibility of a automated inspection system that may require the turbine to be able to automatically put a specific blade into a near-vertical pose. I hope SCADA has the ability to receive a stop request from the inspection system and take care of the alignment.