CPC F03D 80/30 (2016.05) [B05D 7/14 (2013.01); F05B 2230/90 (2013.01); F05B 2280/6003 (2013.01); F05B 2280/6011 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method of protecting a wind turbine having a set of blades, each blade having a set of loci suitable for placement of a corresponding set of lightning receptors, against lightning strikes, the method comprising:
applying to an exposed surface of each blade of the set of blades a coating that surrounds at least one lightning receptor locus of the set, wherein the coating comprises a paint mixture including a conductive powder having a concentration by weight in the coating sufficiently low as to prevent formation of a conductive path through the coating but sufficiently high as to foster ionization of air along the coated exposed surface.
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