Lightning protection system inspection is essential for ensuring the safety and functionality of your wind turbines. Turbine blades are often subjected to severe weather conditions and strong winds, which escalates the likelihood of lightning damage over time. Kiwa offers specialized inspection services to quickly and safely assess the effectiveness of lightning protection systems, helping to detect faults and maintain reliable turbine performance.

Why Choose Kiwa?

Kiwa offers advanced inspection services using near-field electrical charge technology, allowing us to autonomously fly drones past the blades to quickly and safely assess LPS functionality.

This method provides insights into potential issues while reducing the time and effort required for manual inspections of all contact points. We also combine this process with visual inspections and other necessary statutory checks, ensuring comprehensive protection and reliability for your turbines.

Key Benefits of LPS Inspection

  • Minimal Downtime: Our fly-by inspection method requires the turbine to be idle for only a short time, reducing costly production loss and keeping operations efficient.
  • Enhanced Safety: By eliminating the need for rope or blade access, this inspection approach improves safety. The blade grounding system only requires a current to be supplied from the nacelle.
  • Non-Intrusive Procedure: Leveraging cutting-edge drone technology, we can evaluate the effectiveness of lightning protection without needing physical access to the blades. This approach maintains the condition of your equipment while providing crucial information.
  • Powered by Top7 Software: Supported by Top7 software technology, our inspections provide accurate, data-driven insights to optimize turbine performance and reliability.
    Who Can Benefit from Kiwa’s LPS inspection service?

This service is ideal for owners and operators of wind turbines who are in need of a quick and safe inspection of the functionality of the lightning protection systems of their turbine blade.

To learn more about our Lightning Protection System Inspection services and how we can assist you, please contact us: wind@kiwa.com