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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2021
Fabricair Canada Inc., Waterloo, CA;
Daniela Roeper, Waterloo, CA;
Dylan James Baxter, Waterloo, CA;
Riley Doering, Waterloo, CA;
Jonathan Parkin, Vancouver, CA;
Carl Saunders, Waterloo, CA;
Rafael Vanegas, Waterloo, CA;
Marcus Laferriere, Markham, CA;
FabricAir Canada Inc., Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
Wind turbine ice protection systems and methods are provided. An ice protection system for heating a wind turbine blade includes: a heater disposed in an interior of the wind turbine blade, the heater for heating air; a blower disposed in the interior of the wind turbine blade and for moving the air across the heater to generate a heated airflow; a duct disposed in the interior of the wind turbine blade, the duct for receiving the heated airflow and releasing the heated airflow into the interior of the wind turbine blade; and an electrical control subsystem disposed in the wind turbine for controlling one or more components of the ice protection system.