Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotor blade for a wind turbine incorporating a lightning protection system
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Application No.: US16646589Application Date: 2018-09-07
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Publication No.: US11319933B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Chris Sutton
- Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Agency: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
- Priority: DKPA201770687 20170912
- International Application: PCT/DK2018/050223 WO 20180907
- International Announcement: WO2019/052616 WO 20190321
- Main IPC: F03D80/30
- IPC: F03D80/30 ; B29C65/48 ; B29C65/00 ; F03D1/06

Abstract:
A rotor blade for a wind turbine comprising: an internal blade cavity defined by two opposing internal surfaces of two shells of the rotor blade; a receptor block forming part of a lightning protection system and disposed within the internal blade cavity; and a centralising device that spaces the receptor block from the two opposing internal surfaces of the shells such that the receptor block lies centrally within the internal blade cavity. The receptor block is therefore in a desired position for installing receptors for lightning discharge.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200271105A1 ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE INCORPORATING A LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-08-27
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