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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Motofumi Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Nakayama, Yamato, JP;
Haruhisa Wada, Yokohama, JP;
Naoto Shinohara, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeo Maezawa, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiki Osako, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Hanai, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A wind power generation system according to an embodiment includes a blade; a lightning protection device; an electric device; a voltage application mechanism; a first lightning arrester element; and a second lightning arrester element. The lightning protection device includes a receptor provided at the blade and guides a current of lightning to the ground from the receptor via a lightning conductor. The electric device is installed at the blade and includes a first electric conductor and a second electric conductor provided apart from each other. The voltage application mechanism applies a voltage between the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor. The first lightning arrester element has one end thereof electrically connected to the first electric conductor and has the other end thereof grounded. The second lightning arrester element has one end thereof electrically connected to the second electric conductor and has the other end thereof grounded.