General Electric Company

Joerg Wanink

Thorsten Honekamp

Markus Lechte

A particle trap for collecting loose particles includes a container having an enclosure and at least one opening, and a feed hopper, wherein the feed hopper is connected to the at least one opening of the container, and wherein the particle trap is adapted for collecting particles moving in a direction of an opening of the feed hopper. Further, a method for collecting particles inside a wind turbine rotor blade is disclosed.

System and method for collecting particles in a wind turbine rotor blade

The present disclosure relates to a package foil for a wind turbine component, the wind turbine component including a battery, wherein the package foil includes at least one photovoltaic cell. Further, the present disclosure relates to a wind turbine component assembly, including a wind turbine component including a battery, package foil covering the wind turbine component, at least one photovoltaic cell, the at least one photovoltaic cell being connectable or being electrically connected to the battery of the wind turbine component for recharging the battery. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to a method for packaging a wind turbine component, the wind turbine component including a battery, including Establishing an electrical connection between the at least one photovoltaic cell and the battery; and packaging the wind turbine component with a package foil, the package foil including at least one photovoltaic cell.

Package foil for protecting wind turbine components from the environment, method for packaging a wind turbine component, and wind turbine component assembly

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Nordhorn, Germany

Joerg Wanink