Protecting GE 2.X Blades from lightning damage
GE 2.X blades are experiencing excessive lightning damage. We know why this is happening, and we detailed the issues in a recent article in PES Wind magazine. Unless you’re involved in turbine blade design, the more immediate concern is what to do about it.
Here’s what you need to know.
Cost-effective Protection Against Lightning Damage
GE 2.X blades are experiencing damage about 1 in 10 lightning strokes – that’s five times the “normal” levels defined in IEC. It’s happening for a number of reasons involving tip shape, high speed, leading edge erosion and some other factors.
Lightning damage costs money – and in addition to downtime and repairs, it’s often not covered by insurance.
StrikeTape protects blades by directing lightning safely to the blades’ existing receptors. When lightning strikes, the best-case scenario is that it hits the receptors; that’s how the design is supposed to work.
StrikeTape is cost-effective, simple and fast to install. This video describes the simple four-step process. One tech, on ropes, a platform or on the ground during component exchange, can add StrikeTape to a blade in a matter of minutes.
StrikeTape is protecting more than 16,000 blades worldwide. Learn more about it here, watch the video, or just contact us for a consultation and to order now.
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Why the GE 2.X?
As I explained in the PES Wind article, my first career experience was working for GE, and this is not a personal knock on the blades. It’s a known problem with the 2.X blades as I and others in the field have noted, repeatedly, and operators in the US midwest and western states are experiencing especially high losses from damage.
In talking to those who have installed StrikeTape, the results are immediate and clear – fewer strikes, dramatically less downtime and damages.
The Bottom Line?
Watch the video. Enter to win the Yeti. Give us a call if you have questions. Order StrikeTape and protect your blades.
https://weatherguardwind.com/protecting-ge-2-x-blades-from-lightning-damage/
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