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Addressing Lightning Challenges in Wind Turbine Operation

In this session, we will not only talk about the different types of lightning, but also about the lightning challenges for wind turbines, particularly affected regions and highlighted monitoring measures for operators - including customer insights from a US operator. This webinar is an on-demand webinar!

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What you will learn in our on-demand webinar

In this session, you will gain insights into lightning strikes during the operation of wind turbines and receive answers to the following questions:

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Comprehensive information

Learn more about the differences of lightning strikes, challenges and solutions.

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Lightning prone regions

Gain insights in lightning prone regions and accurate real-time lightning strike detection.

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Protecting yield losses

Learn from expert how to protect your assets from lightning losses.

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Real case study

Find out directly from a customer why continuous monitoring of the wind farm pays off.

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Schedule

4 experienced speakers impart their knowledge within 1 hour. If you don't have an hour to spare, no problem. With the on-demand webinar, you can pause in between or view only the topics that are relevant to you.

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00:00:00 – 00:11:55, Angela Krcmar

Are you aware when lightning stikres your turbine?

00:11:55 – 00:21:58, Hans Loewenheath

Accurate lightning strike detection in real-time, globally

00:21:58 – 00:32:15, Allen Hall

Zapping Lightning Losses: How to Protect your Wind Farm

00:32:15 – 00:38:55, Michael Bryan

How to monitor and inspect wind turbines when a thunderstorm rolls through?

00:38:55 – 00:60:00

Questions and answers

Webinar speakers

Michael Bryan Asset Manager at TEP.

Michael Bryan

Asset Manager at Tucson Electric Power, Oso Grande Wind

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Michael Bryan is the Asset Manager at the Tucson Electric Power (TEP) Oso Grande Wind Farm. He joined TEP in 2004 as an operator at the Springerville Generating Station (SGS) and quickly transitioned into the Chemical Technician role. After a brief hiatus Michael came back to TEP as the Chemical Services Supervisor supporting water treatment, boiler reliability, and cycle chemistry at SGS. After five years of being the Chemical Services Supervisor he transitioned to his current role as the Asset Manager for Oso Grande Wind.

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Allen Hall

President and CEO of Weather Guard Lightning Tech

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Allen Hall is a lightning protection engineer with over 20 years of experience in aerospace and wind energy. He worked for 10 years at Lightning Technologies, a world-leading lightning test facility, and serves as an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER). As the current President and CEO of Weather Guard Lightning Tech, he designed the StrikeTape lightning diverter system to protect wind turbines and aircraft worldwide. Allen co-hosts the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast alongside Rosemary Barnes, Joel Saxum, and Phil Totaro.

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Hans Loewenheath

Product Manager, Vaisala Xweather Lightning

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Hans Loewenheath joined Vaisala in 2020 with a focus on lightning digital services. He is passionate about discovering customer value and helping organizations improve their safety and efficiency. Prior to joining Vaisala, he worked for 7 years in industrial instrumentation and automation industry in sales, product management, and product marketing.

Angela Krcmar is Head of Sales Americas.

Angela Krcmar

Head of Sales Americas, EOLOGIX-PING

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With 15 years of experience in the renewables sector, Angela Krcmar has been instrumental in identifying and supporting operators and OEMs with asset protection solutions. Her expertise contributes to optimizing fleet performance, ensuring safety for personnel, and benefiting the surrounding community.

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