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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2006
Jose Ignacio Llorente Gonzalez, Pamplona, ES;
Jose Ignacio Llorente Gonzalez, Pamplona, ES;
Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L., Zamudio (Vizcaya), ES;
Abstract
The invention relates to a lightning transmission element () which is fixed to a hub () of a wind generator and which is formed by a first conductor bar () which is fixed to a second insulating bar (). According to the invention, a first end () of the lightning transmission element () is positioned opposite a metal strip () that is disposed at the root of each blade () of the wind generator at a first distance which enables a flashover of incident lightning at a point on a blade () of the wind generator, while a second end () thereof is positioned opposite a gutter () of a nacelle () of the wind generator at a second distance which enables a lightning flashover. The lightning is conveyed from the point on the blade () at which it is incident thereon to the earth through a series of conduction means including the lightning transmission element (), said means preventing the lightning from striking the sensitive parts of the wind generator.