Arrangement for lightning detection at a wind turbine
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1. An arrangement to detect a lightning stroke at a wind turbine, comprising:
- a component of the wind turbine;
the component constructed and arranged in a way that a lightning current, which results from a lightning strike into the wind turbine, is conducted through the component and that the lightning current results in a corona generating ozone gas; and
an ozone sensor located close to the component of the wind turbine detects the generated ozone gas.
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Abstract
An arrangement to detect a lightning strike in a wind turbine is provided. According to the arrangement, the wind turbines contains an ozone sensor. The ozone sensor is located close to a component of the wind turbine. The component is constructed and arranged in a way that a lightning current, which results from a lightning strike into the wind turbine, is conducted through the component. The component is constructed and arranged in a way that the lightning current results in a corona generating a certain amount of ozone gas, which is detected by the ozone sensor.
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1. An arrangement to detect a lightning stroke at a wind turbine, comprising:
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a component of the wind turbine;
the component constructed and arranged in a way that a lightning current, which results from a lightning strike into the wind turbine, is conducted through the component and that the lightning current results in a corona generating ozone gas; andan ozone sensor located close to the component of the wind turbine detects the generated ozone gas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Current AssigneeSiemens AG
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Original AssigneeSiemens AG
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InventorsLewke, Bastian
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Primary Examiner(s)NGUYEN, VINH P
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Application NumberUS13/090,329Publication NumberTime in Patent Office321 DaysField of SearchNoneUS Class Current324/72CPC Class CodesF03D 1/00 Wind motors with rotation a...F03D 80/30 Lightning protectionY02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation...
