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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2018
Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S. L., Sarriguren (Navarra), ES;
Victor March Nomen, Sarriguren, ES;
David Romero Duran, Terrassa, ES;
Ricard Horta Bernús, Terrassa, ES;
Joan Montanyà Puig, Terrassa, ES;
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, S.L., Sarriguren, ES;
Abstract
Evaluation method and system for a lightning protection system of a wind turbine with blades, the lightning protection system including a down conductor connected to earth and to each blade by conductor plates embedded in the corresponding blade. The method is configured for determining the quality of the connections between the conductor plates and the blade thereof and includes injecting direct current between two conductor plates of one and the same blade, a flow of current being generated through the segment of the blade comprised between both conductor plates, measuring the voltage at measurement points of the segment, comparing the voltages to one another, and determining the quality of the connections between the conductor plates and the blade depending on the result of the comparison.