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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2018
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Thomas Lehrmann Christiansen, Aalborg, DK;
Donato Girolamo, Nørresundby, DK;
Abstract
Provided is a wind turbine blade for a wind turbine, including a web extending along a longitudinal direction of the blade, an electrically conductive beam extending along the longitudinal direction of the blade and being connected to the web, a lightning conductor extending along the longitudinal direction of the blade and being attached to the web, and a ply including carbon fibers, wherein the ply is attached to both the lightning conductor and the beam to electrically connect the lightning conductor to the beam. This has the advantage that an extensive and a continuous electrical connection between the lightning conductor and the beam is provided and that a plurality of cables electrically connecting the lightning conductor with the beam may be substituted.