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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Inventor:
Stephen Randall, Isle Of Wight, GB;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F03D 80/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0687 (2023.08); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F03D 80/301 (2023.08); F03D 1/0684 (2023.08); F05B 2240/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a wind turbine blade having a root end, a tip end, a blade shell, a lightning protection system and an integrated web-down conductor. The integrated web-down conductor comprises: a down conductor forming part of the lightning protection system: electrical insulation surrounding the down conductor; and a web that surrounds the electrical insulation so as to enclose the down conductor and electrical insulation and is coupled to the blade shell.