Blade for a wind turbine and wind turbine

    公开(公告)号:US12104577B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US16858790

    申请日:2020-04-27

    IPC分类号: F03D80/30 F03D1/06

    摘要: Provided is a blade for a wind turbine including at least one blade component, wherein at least one section of the blade component facing the tip of the blade is carbon fiber reinforced, wherein the blade further includes a lightning protection arrangement with a discharging conductor extending along the blade to discharge an electric current caused by a lightning striking into the blade, wherein the lightning protection arrangement includes at least one, electrically conductive, elongated and flat lightning receptor which is electrically connected with the discharging conductor, wherein the lightning receptor is arranged at or near the outer surface of the blade and located between the at least one blade component section and the blade tip and extends at least partially from a trailing edge towards a leading edge of the blade.

    Wind turbine rotor blade and method

    公开(公告)号:US11982256B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US17727472

    申请日:2022-04-22

    IPC分类号: F03D1/06 F03D80/30

    摘要: The disclosure concerns a segmented wind turbine rotor blade, which is formed by at least two rotor blade segments, wherein at a division area of the wind turbine rotor blade the segments are firmly connected together at respective connection ends via a plurality of connecting elements, wherein a gap is formed between the connection ends, and a fairing is attached to the segments at the division area, the fairing covering the gap and the connecting elements; wherein the fairing is divided into at least two separate fairing sections, the fairing sections are coupled together at coupling regions at the pressure side and/or at the suction side of the rotor blade, and the coupling regions are spaced apart from the trailing edge or leading edge. The disclosure also concerns a method.

    Wind turbine blade with a lightning protection system

    公开(公告)号:US11898541B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17747936

    申请日:2022-05-18

    IPC分类号: F03D80/30 F03D1/06

    摘要: Wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system, said lightning protection system comprising a first lightning receptor mounted near the tip of the blade and an electrical conductor electrically connecting the first lightning receptor and the base of the wind turbine blade. The lightning protection system further comprises a first aerodynamic fence attached to the wind turbine blade between the lightning receptor and the tip of the blade. In this way, a zone of smoother airflow is provided which makes a more effective target for lightning to strike, thereby avoiding damage to other parts of the blade.

    Lightning protection of a section wind turbine blade

    公开(公告)号:US11885307B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17285863

    申请日:2019-10-24

    申请人: LM WIND POWER A/S

    IPC分类号: F03D80/30 F03D1/06

    摘要: Disclosed is a wind turbine blade comprising a first blade section extending along a longitudinal axis from a root end to a first end and a second blade section extending along the longitudinal axis from a second end to a tip end. The wind turbine blade comprising a spar beam configured for connecting the first blade section and the second blade section. The first blade section comprises a first down conductor and the second blade section comprises a second down conductor. The wind turbine blade comprises a conductive connector element for electrically connecting the first down conductor and the second down conductor.

    LIGHTNING SUPPRESSION-TYPE WIND POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230374975A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-23

    申请号:US18248125

    申请日:2021-10-04

    发明人: Toshio MATSUMOTO

    IPC分类号: F03D80/30 F03D80/80

    摘要: The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional demand, and provides a wind power generation facility capable of realizing a lightning strike suppression effect while maintaining power generation efficiency by maintaining a blade shape that greatly affects power generation efficiency.
    It is characterized in that an erected support column 5, a generator G provided at an upper portion of the support column 5, a hub H provided on a drive shaft S that rotationally drives the generator, a plurality of blades 7 radially provided to the hub about the drive shaft, charged bodies 8 provided at tips of the blades, and a capacitor 9 provided in an inner space of the hub are provided, and the capacitor includes a first electrode body 18 that is grounded and a second electrode body 20 that faces the first electrode body with an electrically insulating layer interposed therebetween and connected to the charged bodies.

    Method for testing a lightning protection system in a wind turbine rotor blade

    公开(公告)号:US11815064B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-14

    申请号:US17636316

    申请日:2020-08-20

    发明人: Gerhard Jansen

    IPC分类号: F03D13/30 F03D80/30

    摘要: A method for testing a lightning protection system in a wind turbine rotor blade is provided. The lightning protection system is contacted in the region of a rotor blade root. A measuring line having an electrically conductive tip is positioned in the interior of the rotor blade or outside on the rotor blade until the conductive tip is in contact with an element of the lightning protection system. A signal is fed via the measuring line and the signal arriving at the lightning protection system in the region of the rotor blade root is measured in order to check the mode of operation of the lightning protection system in the rotor blade.

    METHOD FOR TESTING A LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM AND/OR A LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEM OF A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:US20230358212A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US17802184

    申请日:2020-12-22

    发明人: Carsten Thrue

    摘要: A method for testing a lightning protection system and/or a lightning detection system of a wind turbine is provided, the method including usage of an unmanned aerial vehicle including an electrical impulse generator capable to simulate a lightning strike by discharging an electrical impulse, whereby the method includes the steps of: (a) maneuvering the unmanned aerial vehicle with the electrical impulse generator contacting the wind turbine or with the electrical impulse generator being within a range of the electrical impulse generator to the wind turbine such that the electrical impulse discharged by the electrical impulse generator will impact the wind turbine, and (b) discharging the electrical impulse by the electrical impulse generator such that the discharged electrical impulse impacts the wind turbine as an impacting electrical impulse.

    Lightning protection for a wind turbine blade

    公开(公告)号:US11795920B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17276554

    申请日:2019-10-24

    申请人: LM WIND POWER A/S

    IPC分类号: F03D80/30 F03D1/06

    摘要: Disclosed is a wind turbine blade comprising a first blade section and a second blade section connected to the first blade section. The wind turbine blade comprises a first down conductor for conducting lightning current to ground. The blade further comprises one or more lightning receptors at or in proximity of an external surface of the wind turbine blade. A smallest distance from a first lightning receptor of the one or more lightning receptors to an interface between the first blade section and the second blade section may be less than or equal to a chord length of a chord of the wind turbine blade at the interface between the first blade section and the second blade section.