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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2011
Thorkil Munk-hansen, Give, DK;
Rune Nielsen, Ikast, DK;
Thorkil Munk-Hansen, Give, DK;
Rune Nielsen, Ikast, DK;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an arrangement for directing a lightning current within a wind turbine. The arrangement includes a first component, a second component, a contact element and a guideway. One of the two components is arranged moveably in relation to the other. The contact element is arranged in a way that the first component is electrically connected to the second component in order to direct a lightning current within the wind turbine. The contact element is guided moveably by the guideway. According to the invention, the guideway is at least partly integrated in the first component.