WIND TURBINE ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM

Wind turbine ice protection systems and methods are provided. An ice protection system for heating a wind turbine blade includes: a heater disposed in an interior of the wind turbine blade, the heater for heating air; a blower disposed in the interior of the wind turbine blade and for moving the air...

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Hauptverfasser: Saunders, Carl, Doering, Riley, Vanegas, Rafael, Parkin, Jonathan, Roeper, Daniela, Baxter, Dylan James, Laferriere, Marcus
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Wind turbine ice protection systems and methods are provided. An ice protection system for heating a wind turbine blade includes: a heater disposed in an interior of the wind turbine blade, the heater for heating air; a blower disposed in the interior of the wind turbine blade and for moving the air across the heater to generate a heated airflow; a duct disposed in the interior of the wind turbine blade, the duct for receiving the heated airflow and releasing the heated airflow into the interior of the wind turbine blade; and an electrical control subsystem disposed in the wind turbine for controlling one or more components of the ice protection system.