The central solution used by wind farm owners and operators globally to manage lightning risk effectively.
Supporting over 5300+ wind turbines across 20 countries worldwide.
Lightning Surveillance Service
Wind Power LAB’s lightning subscription service 'LASSIE' offers the wind energy market a new option for managing lightning risk.
Understanding exactly which turbines to inspect, when, and how, is key.
LASSIE is an automatic rule-based notice system and dashboard that pairs lightning and blade knowledge for actionable insights in a core central solution.
– Reduce the number of lost production days.
– Significant cost savings.
– Early detection of potential lightning damages.
Who is this service for?
Our lightning surveillance service offers the insurance market and wind farm owners & operators major cost savings due to early detection of potential lightning damages, avoiding unnecessary labour, material, and rental cost.
Why use lASSIE?
By reducing lost production days and avoided inspections, LASSIE adds value to every wind park owner by reducing lost production days by an average of 43%. With growing severity of a damage more production days are lost, making LASSIE an increasingly valuable solution.
Situation
59 wind turbines are placed under LASSIE Surveillance.
Complication
51 out of 59 turbines are hit by lightning over a 3 month period, resulting in 10 damages and a 80% LPS efficiency rate.
Solution
As a result of LASSIE, 6 structual defects are identified which would have progressed over time, preventing significant repair and maintenance costs.
Recommended actions based on characteristics of the lightning strikes.
Daily notifications if lightning strikes have occurred in close proximity to a turbine.
Understand the risk of lightning damages to your turbines through data.
Providing optimised lightning strike inspection planning for wind turbines.
Verify if a lightning strike is within or outside the certification: IEC 61400:24 2010.
Trigger Service Agreement blade inspection to mitigate risk of catastrophic blade failures.
Proven return on investment with major utility scale wind farm owners and operators.
Significant cost savings in excess of 40% can be seen in the instance where LASSIE solutions are used because repairs are detected earlier than expected through the use of such a solution.
Mitigate foreseeable lightning risk events
Lightning strikes to a wind turbine blade can create severe damages, even with a lightning protection system (LPS) installed. Early detection and precise root cause analysis lead to cost-effective repairs and maintenance, optimizing operational expenditure (OPEX).
Manage lightning risk with the rules-based notifications and dashboard to convert raw data into actionable insights, enabling you to make informed decisions regarding maintenance schedules and repair strategies.
Avoid Complications
Response time to lightning strikes is crucial to avoid catastrophic blade failure. Within a short time frame, the damage can cause a blade to collapse or fail, creating major complications.
Regular and thorough blade assessments help in extending the lifespan of wind turbine blades, ensuring better return on investment (ROI).
In collaboration with Weather Sentry, LASSIE helps users to create custom alert ranges to mitigate any lightning risk for the ground crew.
What to expect
- Alignment with client on lightning risk they want to mitigate.
- Custom creation of rules-based or algorithmic risk warnings.
- Onboarding of specific wind farms and wind turbines into system.
- System training and exercise/response alignment for client.
- Ongoing support of client with system + door opening for WPL services