- Patent Title: Wind turbine blade and method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade
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Application No.: US14369928Application Date: 2012-12-14
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Publication No.: US10156226B2Publication Date: 2018-12-18
- Inventor: Anton Bech , Henrik Aarup , Michael Heuer , Sönke Harders
- Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Agency: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
- Priority: DK201170764 20111229
- International Application: PCT/DK2012/050470 WO 20121214
- International Announcement: WO2013/097855 WO 20130704
- Main IPC: F03D9/00
- IPC: F03D9/00 ; F03D80/30 ; F03D1/06 ; H02G13/00

Abstract:
A wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system is provided. The lightning protection system comprises a lightning conductor located along a longitudinal portion of the wind turbine blade and is coupled to an electrical ground. A lightning receptor module is arranged on an external surface of the wind turbine blade and electrically coupled to the lightning conductor. An elongate receptor band is installed on the external surface of the wind turbine blade, over the lightning receptor module, and the receptor band is arranged to receive a stroke of lightning and transfer electrical current from the lightning stroke to the lightning conductor through the lightning receptor module. Further, the elongate receptor band comprises a crease in a longitudinal cross-sectional profile of the elongate receptor band. A method of installing a lightning protection system on a wind turbine blade is further provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140341738A1 WIND TURBINE BLADE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE Public/Granted day:2014-11-20
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