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Development of Copper-Graphite Composite for Anti-Lightning Receptor for Wind Turbine

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Though anti-lightning receptor was important to avoid lightning damage to wind turbine, the conventional receptor made by typical copper or stainless steel was often melted down.A new developed material for the receptor had very high thermal conductivity.The high thermal conductive material was fabricated with compositing copper and graphite.The composite was sintered by pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) method.The highest thermal conductivity of the composites showed up to 600 Wm -1 K -1 .The receptor made from the high thermal conductive composite improved satisfactory lightning resistance compared with copper one.The high lightning resistance should be achieved from temperature suppression by thermal diffusion.

Source: Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy

DOI: 10.2497/jjspm.63.269

Authors: Toshiyuki UENO, Takashi YOSHIOKA, Atsushi MINODA

Institutions: Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology, National Institute of Technology, Matsue College

Language: English

Topic: Thermal properties of materials

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2414792995

FWCI: 0.446

Cites: 4

Cited by: 4

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