Wind turbine Lightning protection system inspection

Wind turbine Lightning Protection Systems (LPS) can suffer damage from lightning strikes. Regular maintenance and inspections are vital to ensure the continued effectiveness of LPS in protecting wind turbines from lightning-related damage.

Benefits

• 20-30 minutes standard inspection time
• 1 person operation
• 1 stop inspection in any rotor orientation
• 250 meters inspection height
• No access to the hub or nacelle required

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Case study I outcome

• Location: Germany
• Client: Skyspecs
• 101 wind turbines inspected
• 10-12 wind turbines inspected per day
• 4 amount of defects identified

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Case study II outcome

• Location: Oklahoma, US
• Client: Skyspecs
• 109 wind turbines inspected
• 8-18 wind turbines inspected per day
• 3 amount of defects identified

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