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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Florian Krug, Munich, DE;
Stefan Brokfeld, Ochtrup, DE;
Ralph Teichman, Albany, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F 3/02 (2006.01); H05F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for directing a current generated by a lightning striking a wind turbine is described. The method includes directing the current from a main shaft of the wind turbine to a brake disc attached to the shaft, and directing the current from the brake disc to one of a spark gap and a roller mechanism coupled to a down-conductor at a ground voltage.