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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Nordex Energy Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventor:
Nick Ohlerich, Rostock, DE;
Assignee:
Nordex Energy GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.01); F03D 80/40 (2016.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.05); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F03D 80/40 (2016.05); F05B 2220/30 (2013.01); F05B 2240/21 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wind turbine rotor blade is provided. The wind turbine rotor blade has a lightning receptor, a first electrical line and a potential equalization arrangement which has a first electrode, which is connected to the lightning receptor, and a second electrode, which is connected to the first electrical line, a spark gap being formed between the two electrodes. The two electrodes are arranged on an outer side of the wind turbine rotor blade and are exposed to the surrounding air flow.