Lightning protection system for a wind turbine
Abstract
In a wind turbine (104, 500, 704) having a plurality of blades (132, 404, 516, 744) and a blade rotor hub (120, 712), a lightning protection system (100, 504, 700) for conducting lightning strikes to any one of the blades and the region surrounding the blade hub along a path around the blade hub and critical components of the wind turbine, such as the generator (112, 716), gearbox (708) and main turbine bearings (176, 724).
- Inventors:
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- Chelsea, VT
- Williston, VT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 981833
- Patent Number(s):
- 7377750
- Application Number:
- 11/085,748
- Assignee:
- Northern Power Systems, Inc. (Waitsfield, VT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05B - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS, TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-98GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 17 WIND ENERGY
Citation Formats
Costin, Daniel P, and Petter, Jeffrey K. Lightning protection system for a wind turbine. United States: N. p., 2008.
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Costin, Daniel P, & Petter, Jeffrey K. Lightning protection system for a wind turbine. United States.
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"Lightning protection system for a wind turbine". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/981833.
@article{osti_981833,
title = {Lightning protection system for a wind turbine},
author = {Costin, Daniel P and Petter, Jeffrey K},
abstractNote = {In a wind turbine (104, 500, 704) having a plurality of blades (132, 404, 516, 744) and a blade rotor hub (120, 712), a lightning protection system (100, 504, 700) for conducting lightning strikes to any one of the blades and the region surrounding the blade hub along a path around the blade hub and critical components of the wind turbine, such as the generator (112, 716), gearbox (708) and main turbine bearings (176, 724).},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Tue May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
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