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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naoto Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Syusaku Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichiro Tsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsufumi Aoi, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Kamihara, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiro Naka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.05); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2230/90 (2013.01); F05B 2240/303 (2020.08);
Abstract
A wind turbine blade includes a blade main body and a leading edge protector. The leading edge protector includes a conductive material and covers a leading edge of the blade main body. The leading edge protector is also electrically connected to a down conductor disposed in a hollow space enclosed by a skin in the blade main body or a conductive mesh member provided along an outer surface of the skin.