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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Inventors:
Morten Bagger Søgaard, Arhus N, DK;
Niels Thomas Bengtson, Hedensted, DK;
Nicolai Tolstrup, Aarhus N, DK;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.05); Y02E 10/726 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.