Vestas Wind Systems A/s

Martin Ahlmann

Morten Bagger Søgaard

Anders Niels Hansen

Niels Martin Henriksen

Claus Gron Lyngby

Benjamin Haastrup

Carsten Christensen

Jesper Lykkegaard Christensen

Morten Bagger SØGAARD

The present invention relates to a lightning current transfer system () adapted for usage in a wind turbine (W) having a hub () that is rotatably supported relative to a generator in a nacelle () and a plurality of blades () that are pivotably connected with the hub, wherein the hub () is covered by a spinner (A). The lightning current transfer system () comprises a blade band (A) mountable to the root of the blade (); a lightning ring () mountable to the spinner (A) facing the nacelle (); a first contact device () mountable to the spinner (A) adapted for providing lightning current transfer from the blade band (A); a connecting device () for connecting the first contact device () with the lightning ring (); and a second contact device (B) mountable to the nacelle () and adapted for providing lightning current transfer from the lightning ring () to ground.

Lightning current transfer system and wind turbine using the lightning current transfer system

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Aarhus N, Denmark

Martin Ahlmann