本指南主要涉及风力发电厂的集电系统接地。本指南不适用于风力发电厂变电站，但由于变电站通常与集电系统互连，其设计可能会影响集电系统或受集电系统的影响。在适当谨慎的情况下，本文所述方法可用于确定集电系统对变电站安全的影响，反之亦然。 雷电冲击影响的定量分析超出了本文件的范围。同样，本指南不包括海上风力发电厂、太阳能发电厂或变电站接地。

This guide is primarily concerned with the collector systems grounding for wind power plants. This guide is not intended for the wind power plant substation, however since the substation is typically interconnected with the collector system, its design might affect or be affected by the collector system. With proper caution, the methods described herein could be used in determining the impact of the collector system on substation safety and vice versa. Quantitative analysis of the effects of lightning surges is beyond the scope of this document. Similarly, this guide does not cover off-shore wind power plants, solar power plants or substation grounding.