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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Bastian Lewke, Herning, DK;
Inventor:
Bastian Lewke, Herning, DK;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01N 27/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An arrangement to detect a lightning strike in a wind turbine is provided. According to the arrangement, the wind turbines contains an ozone sensor. The ozone sensor is located close to a component of the wind turbine. The component is constructed and arranged in a way that a lightning current, which results from a lightning strike into the wind turbine, is conducted through the component. The component is constructed and arranged in a way that the lightning current results in a corona generating a certain amount of ozone gas, which is detected by the ozone sensor.