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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Inventor:
Chris Sutton, Romsey, GB;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.05); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 66/54 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2240/221 (2013.01); F05B 2240/301 (2013.01); F05B 2240/311 (2013.01); F05B 2280/6012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor blade for a wind turbine comprising: an internal blade cavity defined by two opposing internal surfaces of two shells of the rotor blade; a receptor block forming part of a lightning protection system and disposed within the internal blade cavity; and a centralising device that spaces the receptor block from the two opposing internal surfaces of the shells such that the receptor block lies centrally within the internal blade cavity. The receptor block is therefore in a desired position for installing receptors for lightning discharge.