Breakdown and tracking properties of rubber materials for wind turbine blades

Anna Candela Garolera; Joachim Holboell; Mogens Henriksen

doi:10.1109/ELINSL.2012.6251523

Breakdown and tracking properties of rubber materials for wind turbine blades

Anna Candela Garolera, Joachim Holboell, Mogens Henriksen

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Abstract

The use of rubber materials in wind turbine blades, for example in controllable trailing edge flaps, requires research on their behavior under heavy exposure to electric fields and electrical discharges. Since the complex construction of blades usually involves several and often inhomogeneous materials, the testing methods selected should reflect the realistic conditions. In this paper the applicability of rubber materials to thunderstorm environments is studied by performing electric breakdown tests and tracking resistance tests on selected samples, and the findings are related to the possible future application of rubber materials to wind turbine blades.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2012
Pages	516 - 519
ISBN (Print)	9781467304887
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ELINSL.2012.6251523
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	2012 IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation - Ritz Carlton Hotel, San Juan, PR, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2012 → 13 Jun 2012

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Conference	2012 IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation
Location	Ritz Carlton Hotel
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Juan, PR
Period	10/06/2012 → 13/06/2012

Keywords

Breakdown
Controllable flap
Lightning protection
Rubber
Tracking tests
Wind turbines

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