What Happens When Wind Turbines Get Struck By Lightning? | Engineering with Rosie Live ep. 28
Lightning engineer and Uptime Wind Energy Cohost Allen Hall is joining us to answer ALL your lightning questions, especially as they relate to wind turbines and aeroplanes!
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Bookmarks:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Intro to Allen Hall
02:03 Lightning and Wind Turbine Blades
04:50 How is the wire/mesh from the blades connected to the main body?
08:35 Are sparking events corrosive?
11:43 Coated bearings and conductive lubricants
12:27 Wind Turbine Blades vs Aeroplane Wings
18:31 Evolution of Blade Design
24:52 Flashovers
29:40 "Lightning" Round - Alternative Lightning Protection
30:16 Faraday Cages
32:45 Rubber Boots
33:35 Surface Copper Conductors
34:35 Kites and Balloons
37:06 Rockets Triggers
43:09 Laser
44:59 Ben Franklin's Kite and a Giant Leyden Jar
48:31 Reverse the blades and blow the storm away!
48 :48 Allen's winner
49:53 Rosie's winner
51:02 Can we store lightning inside a battery?
53:40 Outro
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