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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/40 (2016.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/40 (2016.05); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2250/311 (2013.01); F05B 2260/221 (2013.01); H05B 2203/007 (2013.01); H05B 2203/013 (2013.01); H05B 2203/016 (2013.01); H05B 2214/02 (2013.01); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
Examples of the present disclosure generally relate to wind turbine blades configured to minimize or eliminate buildup of ice on the blades. In order to maintain an ice free surface on a wind turbine blade, one or more ETH panels are embedded in the wind turbine blade to heat the wind turbine blade. One or more busbars are electrically connected to each of the one or more ETH panels for conducting electrical power to the ETH panels. The busbars may be disposed in an overlapping configuration to provide uniform heating of the wind turbine blade.