[특허]Lightning protection for wind turbine blades, and associated systems and methods

Modular Wind Energy, Inc.

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Lightning protection for wind turbine blades, and associated systems and methods

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	F03D-009/00
미국특허분류(USC)	416/146R; 416/230
출원번호	US-0472402 (2012-05-15)
등록번호	US-8449259 (2013-05-28)
발명자 / 주소	Kaser, Kenneth
출원인 / 주소	Modular Wind Energy, Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Perkins Coie LLP
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 3 인용 특허 : 7

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Lightning protection for wind turbine blades, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes an external skin having a hub region and a tip region, at least one electrically exposed, electrically conductive element positioned at the external skin, and an electrically conductive cable positioned inwardly from the external skin and conductively coupled to the at least one electrically exposed, electrically conductive element. A covering is positioned around the cable and has a first dielectric...

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1. A wind turbine blade system, comprising: a wind turbine blade having an external skin including a hub region and a tip region;at least one electrically exposed, electrically conductive element positioned at the external skin; andan electrically conductive cable positioned inwardly from the external skin and conductively coupled to the at least one electrically exposed, electrically conductive element; anda covering positioned around the cable, a first portion of the covering having a first dielectric value at a first portion of the cable that extends in a spanwise direction and is positioned toward the hub region, a second portion of the covering having a second dielectric value higher than the first dielectric value at a second portion of the cable that extends in a spanwise direction and is positioned toward the tip region. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein a transition between the first dielectric value and the second dielectric value is a step transition. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein a transition between the first dielectric value and the second dielectric value is a non-step change. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first dielectric value is a first dielectric strength and wherein the second dielectric value is a second dielectric strength higher than the first dielectric strength. 5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first portion of the covering has a first thickness and the second portion of the covering has a second thickness greater than the first thickness. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one electrically conductive element includes at least one panel. 7. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one electrically conductive element includes at least one strip. 8. The system of claim 1 wherein the electrically conductive element includes a conductive material and a protective layer carried by the conductive material. 9. The system of claim 1, further comprising: an internal structure positioned within the blade between the hub region and the tip region, the structure including at least one electrically conductive component and; andwherein the first and second cable portions are electrically connected to the structure at different locations of the structure. 10. The system of claim 9 wherein the internal structure includes an internal truss structure. 11. The system of claim 1 wherein the first and second cable portions are continuous. 12. The system of claim 1 wherein the first and second cable portions are discontinuous, and wherein the system further comprises at least one intermediate conductive element coupled between the first and second cable portions. 13. A wind turbine blade system, comprising: a wind turbine blade including an external skin having a hub region and a tip region, the external skin having neighboring skin portions and a joint between the neighboring skin portions;a load-bearing structure positioned inwardly from the external skin to carry shear loads across the joint in a spanwise direction from one portion of the blade to another, the structure including at least one electrically conductive, load-bearing component;at least one electrically exposed, electrically conductive element positioned at the joint of the external skin; andan electrically conductive cable positioned inwardly from the external skin and conductively coupled to the at least one electrically exposed, electrically conductive element via the at least one electrically conductive component of the load-bearing structure. 14. The system of claim 13 wherein the at least one electrically conductive element includes at least one panel. 15. The system of claim 13 wherein the at least one electrically conductive element includes at least one strip. 16. The system of claim 13 wherein the electrically conductive element extends completely around a chordwise section of the external skin. 17. The system of claim 13 wherein the electrically conductive element extends completely around at least a portion of a chordwise section of the external skin. 18. The system of claim 13 wherein the electrically conductive element is adhesively bonded to the external skin. 19. The system of claim 13, further comprising an electrically conductive connector coupled between the electrically conductive element and the cable. 20. The system of claim 13, further comprising: an electrically conductive connector coupled between the electrically conductive element and the electrically conductive component of the structure. 21. The system of claim 20 wherein the cable includes a first portion positioned toward the hub region and a second portion positioned toward the tip region, and wherein the first and second portions of the cable are connected to the at least one electrically conductive component of the structure, or to another electrically conductive component of the structure, or to both. 22. A wind turbine blade system, comprising: an external skin having a hub region and a tip region and a joint between neighboring skin portions;a load-bearing structure positioned inwardly from the external skin to carry shear loads across the joint, at least a portion of the load-bearing structure being electrically conductive;at least one electrically exposed, electrically conductive element positioned at the external skin; andan electrically conductive cable positioned inwardly from the external skin and conductively coupled to the at least one electrically exposed, electrically conductive element, the cable including a first cable portion coupled to the load-bearing structure and extending in a first spanwise direction, the cable further including a second cable portion spaced apart from and discontinuous with the first cable portion, the second cable portion being coupled to the load-bearing structure and extending in a second spanwise direction opposite the first, the first and second cable portions being conductively coupled to each other via the load-bearing structure. 23. The system of claim 22, further comprising a covering positioned around the cable, a first portion of the covering having a first dielectric value at a first portion of the cable positioned toward the hub region, a second portion of the covering having a second dielectric value higher than the first dielectric value at a second portion of the cable positioned toward the tip region. 24. The system of claim 22 wherein the at least one electrically conductive element includes at least one panel. 25. The system of claim 22 wherein the at least one electrically conductive element includes at least one strip. 26. The system of claim 22, further comprising a conductive connector electrically coupled between the conductive element and the load-bearing structure. 27. The system of claim 26 wherein the conductive connector is positioned to fasten the conductive element in position relative to the external skin. 28. A wind turbine blade system, comprising: a first blade segment having a first external skin;a second blade segment having a second external skin, the second blade segment being positioned axially outwardly from the first blade segment;a truss structure connected between the first and second blade segments, the truss structure including electrically conductive truss members;an external connection skin carried by the truss structure and positioned between the first and second external skins, the connection skin defining a first boundary at an interface with the first external skin and second boundary at an interface with the second external skin;a first conductive strip encircling the first blade segment at a first axial station and positioned over the first boundary;a second conductive strip spaced axially apart from the first conductive strip and encircling the second blade segment at a second axial station spaced apart from the first axial station and positioned over the second boundary;a plurality of conductive connectors positioned to electrically couple the first and second strips to the truss structure;an electrically conductive cable having a first portion positioned in the first segment and connected to the truss structure, and a second portion positioned in the second segment and connected to the truss structure, the first and second portions being discontinuous; anda covering positioned around the cable, the covering having a first dielectric strength at the first portion of the cable and a second dielectric strength higher than the first dielectric strength at the second portion of the cable. 29. The system of claim 28 wherein the first strip is adhesively attached to the first external skin and the connection skin, and the second strip is adhesively attached to the second external skin and the connection skin. 30. A wind turbine blade system, comprising: a wind turbine blade having a first segment and a second segment, the blade including an external skin having a hub region and a tip region;a load-bearing structure positioned inwardly from the external skin to connect the first and second segments, the structure including at least one electrically conductive, load-bearing component;first and second axially spaced-apart, electrically exposed, electrically conductive strips positioned at the external skin with the load-bearing structure positioned between the first and second strips; andan electrically conductive cable positioned inwardly from the external skin and conductively coupled to the electrically exposed, electrically conductive strips via the at least one electrically conductive component of the load-bearing structure.

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