Patents by Inventor Jesper Lykkegaard Christensen

Jesper Lykkegaard Christensen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lightning current transfer system and wind turbine using the lightning current transfer system
    Patent number: 10066607
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lightning current transfer system (100) adapted for usage in a wind turbine (W) having a hub (20) that is rotatably supported relative to a generator in a nacelle (30) and a plurality of blades (10) that are pivotably connected with the hub, wherein the hub (20) is covered by a spinner (20A). The lightning current transfer system (100) comprises a blade band (10A) mountable to the root of the blade (10); a lightning ring (80) mountable to the spinner (20A) facing the nacelle (30); a first contact device (70) mountable to the spinner (20A) adapted for providing lightning current transfer from the blade band (10A); a connecting device (75) for connecting the first contact device (70) with the lightning ring (80); and a second contact device (30B) mountable to the nacelle (30) and adapted for providing lightning current transfer from the lightning ring (80) to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Morten Bagger Søgaard, Anders Niels Hansen, Claus Gron Lyngby, Niels Martin Henriksen, Benjamin Haastrup, Carsten Christensen, Jesper Lykkegaard Christensen, Martin Ahlmann
  • LIGHTNING CURRENT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND WIND TURBINE USING THE LIGHTNING CURRENT TRANSFER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160252078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lightning current transfer system (100) adapted for usage in a wind turbine (W) having a hub (20) that is rotatably supported relative to a generator in a nacelle (30) and a plurality of blades (10) that are pivotably connected with the hub, wherein the hub (20) is covered by a spinner (20A). The lightning current transfer system (100) comprises a blade band (10A) mountable to the root of the blade (10); a lightning ring (80mountable to the spinner (20A) facing the nacelle (30); a first contact device (70) mountable to the spinner (20A) adapted for providing lightning current transfer from the blade band (10A); a connecting device (75) for connecting the first contact device (70) with the lightning ring (80); and a second contact device (30B) mountable to the nacelle (30) and adapted for providing lightning current transfer from the lightning ring (80) to ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Morten Bagger Søgaard, Anders Niels Hansen, Claus Gron Lyngby, Niels Martin Henriksen, Benjamin Haastrup, Carsten Christensen, Jesper Lykkegaard Christensen, Martin Ahlmann