Patents by Inventor Nicolai Tolstrup

Nicolai Tolstrup 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 with spark gap and wind turbine using the lightning current transfer system
    Patent number: 10215163
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lightning current transfer system adapted for usage in a wind turbine (W) having a hub (40) rotatably supported relative to a nacelle (50) and a plurality of pitchable blades (20) connected with the hub (20). The system (100) comprises a blade band (10) mountable to the root of the blade (10) and a lightning ring (30) mountable to the nacelle (50). The lightning ring (30) and the blade band (10) are positioned relative to each other to form a spark gap (SG) there between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Morten Bagger Søgaard, Niels Thomas Bengtson, Nicolai Tolstrup
  • Lightning Current Transfer System with Spark Gap and Wind Turbine Using the Lightning Current Transfer System
    Publication number: 20160281687
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lightning current transfer system adapted for usage in a wind turbine (W) having a hub (40) rotatably supported relative to a nacelle (50) and a plurality of pitchable blades (20) connected with the hub (20). The system (100) comprises a blade band (10) mountable to the root of the blade (10) and a lightning ring (30) mountable to the nacelle (50). The lightning ring (30) and the blade band (10) are positioned relative to each other to form a spark gap (SG) there between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Morten Bagger Søgaard, Niels Thomas Bengtson, Nicolai Tolstrup