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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Inventors:
Toby Collard, Cowes, GB;
Nathan A. Brilliant, Arvada, CO (US);
Chris Sutton, Romsey, GB;
Lasse Lykkegaard, Herning, DK;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Attorney:
Primary 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 2240/21 (2013.01); F05B 2240/302 (2013.01); F05B 2240/85 (2020.08);
Abstract
Improvements relating to wind turbine blades A wind turbine blade is described that comprises a main blade and one or more separate edge modules attached to the main blade module. The main blade module defines a main body of the blade, and the separate edge module(s) defines at least part of a leading edge or a trailing edge of the blade. A down conductor for a blade lightning protection system is embedded within the edge module.