Vestas Wind Systems A/s

Niels Thomas Bengtson

Ole Mølgaard Jeppesen

Morten Bagger Søgaard

Jesper Nielsen

Niels Martin Henriksen

Carsten Bruun Andersen

Jan Kjærsgaard Petersen

Nicolai Tolstrup

Morten Bagger SØGAARD

A blade root cover segment suitable for fitting to a wind turbine blade to span a gap between the blade and a spinner cover. The blade root cover segment includes a first end and a second end and further includes a curved flange for abutting against a correspondingly curved surface of the wind turbine blade; a cover wall extending radially from the flange; and a tensioning band associated with the flange. The tensioning band includes a first end proximate to the first end of the blade root cover segment and a second end proximate to the second end of the blade root cover segment. The first end and the second end of the tensioning band include connection means for connecting with and applying tension between a like blade root cover segment. A blade root cover and a method of assembling a blade root cover are also provided.

Relating to wind turbine blade root cover

This invention relates to a lightning current transfer system adapted for usage in a wind turbine (W) having a hub () rotatably supported relative to a nacelle () and a plurality of pitchable blades () connected with the hub (). The system () comprises a blade band () mountable to the root of the blade () and a lightning ring () mountable to the nacelle (). The lightning ring () and the blade band () are positioned relative to each other to form a spark gap (SG) there between.

Lightning current transfer system with spark gap and wind turbine using the lightning current transfer system

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Hedensted, Denmark

Niels Thomas Bengtson