Invention Grant
US07651320B2 Method of lightning-proofing a blade for a wind-energy plant, a lightning-proofed blade and a wind-energy plant comprising such blade
有权
用于风力发电设备的叶片的防雷方法,防雷叶片和包括这种叶片的风力发电设备
- Patent Title: Method of lightning-proofing a blade for a wind-energy plant, a lightning-proofed blade and a wind-energy plant comprising such blade
- Patent Title (中): 用于风力发电设备的叶片的防雷方法,防雷叶片和包括这种叶片的风力发电设备
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Application No.: US10572293Application Date: 2004-09-10
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Publication No.: US07651320B2Publication Date: 2010-01-26
- Inventor: Lars Bo Hansen
- Applicant: Lars Bo Hansen
- Applicant Address: DK Lunderskov
- Assignee: LM Glasfiber A/S
- Current Assignee: LM Glasfiber A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Lunderskov
- Agency: Day Pitney LLP
- Priority: DK200301329 20030915
- International Application: PCT/DK2004/000602 WO 20040910
- International Announcement: WO2005/026538 WO 20050324
- Main IPC: F03D11/00
- IPC: F03D11/00 ; H02G13/00

Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of lightning-proofing a blade (1) on a wind-energy plant, which blade comprises a blade shell (2) configured essentially as a fiber-reinforced laminate, which laminate comprises electrically conductive fibers, wherein the blade comprises at least one lightning arrester (9) configured for conducting lightning current, including preferably to ground. The method comprises that the electrically conductive fibers are connected to each other, and that at least one metallic receptor (4, 24, 25) is arranged for capturing lightning current at or in proximity of the external face of the blade; and that the receptor and the fibers are connected to the lightning arrester for equalizing the difference in potential between the lightning arrester and the electrically conductive fibers. When the electrically conductive fibers are connected to each other, the fibers will cooperate on the conduction of a possible lightning current to prevent the current from running in individual fibers. Simultaneously the metallic receptor will serve as the primary lightning capturing device and reduce the risk of lightning striking the laminate. The receptor being connected to the lightning arrester, the current will predominately be conducted to ground, while the risk of transfer to the laminate is minimized in that a possible difference in potential between fibers and lightning arrester has been equalized.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060280613A1 Method of lightning proofing a blade for a wind-energy plant Public/Granted day:2006-12-14
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