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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Josip Brnada, Willoughby, OH (US);
Josip Brnada, Willoughby, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for detecting lightning strikes on a wind turbine includes detecting and measuring a parameter that is indicative of a lightning strike, which may be current induced in a conductor as a result of the lightning strike. A current receptor may be located on a component of the wind turbine and electrically coupled to a ground conductor. A current sensor is disposed on the ground conductor and generates a primary current I(p) that is proportional to a lightning strike current flowing through the ground conductor upon a lighting strike on the receptor. A signal converter sub-system is configured to convert the primary current I(p) into a processing signal. A processing sub-system is configured to receive and use the processing signal to determine an actual lightning strike on the wind turbine.