Lightning protection for wind turbine blade
US6457943B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wind turbine blade with a lightning conductor, where said lightning conductor is formed by one or more oblong strips (1, 2, 3) of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics preferably forming part of the wind turbine blade. In this manner the oblong strips (1, 2, 3) of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics both reinforce the blade and divert the lightning.
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