US 12,281,641 B2
Wind turbine blade, a wind turbine and a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade
Allan Hurup, Nibe (DK); Michael Nauheimer, Aalborg (DK); Mogens Nielsen, Aalborg (DK); Michael Noerlem, Svenstrup (DK); and Wei Sun, Gistrup (DK)
Assigned to SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S, Brande (DK)
Appl. No. 17/925,060
Filed by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S, Brande (DK)
PCT Filed May 12, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/062637
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/239468, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20176739 (EP), filed on May 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0184225 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. F03D 80/30 (2016.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC F03D 80/30 (2016.05) [F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); B64D 45/02 (2013.01); F03D 7/0268 (2013.01); F03D 80/301 (2023.08); F05D 2230/90 (2013.01); F05D 2240/14 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01); F05D 2300/614 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wind turbine blade for a wind turbine, the wind turbine blade comprising:
an electrical conductor for conducting lighting strikes towards a hub of the wind turbine;
a fiber sock fully enclosing the electrical conductor when seen in cross-section,
a support element and;
at least one finger connecting the support element and the fiber sock wherein the fiber sock, the support element, and the at least one finger being made of electrically conductive fibers for conducting lightning strikes from the support element to the electrical conductor.