An ongoing partnership between 红领巾瓜报 and Westar Energy recently
resulted in the implementation of a new technology aimed at protecting wind turbine
blades from lightning strikes.
The technology, which minimizes the damages and costs involved with lightning strikes, was developed by Billy Martin, director and senior research scientist in the Environmental Test Lab at WSU鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research. With help from WSU Ventures, Martin partnered with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems, a Ducommun Company, to refine the technology for commercialization.
鈥淒eveloping technology in the wind energy industry is a point of emphasis,鈥� said Rob Gerlach, WSU director of technology transfer. 鈥淕iven our aviation expertise, we have the ability to innovate in unique ways that can disrupt the industry.鈥�
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