Large inductors for lightning protection of power systems

A wind turbine, comprising:

• a plurality of blades, wherein each blade of the plurality of blades is electrically connected to a power source via rotatable contacts in a nacelle from which a root of the blade extends towards a tip of the blade, each blade comprising:
• a first cable, electrically connected to the power source via the nacelle, and wound into a first inductor supported by a diameter of the root and connected to an input of an electrical panel;
• and
• a powered system, connected to an output of the electrical panel via an electrical lead and located tipward of the electrical panel.

A wind turbine blade, comprising:

• a discharge filter, located on a root of the wind turbine blade, including a first cable wound into a first inductor using the root as a mandrel;
• a powered system, located in a body of the wind turbine blade;
• and
• an electrical panel, located between the discharge filter and the powered system in the body of the wind turbine blade, wherein the first cable is configured to provide power to the powered system through the electrical panel;
• wherein the first inductor is at least partially embedded in a material comprising the root;
• wherein the first cable is a bundled cable including a live line, a neutral line, and a protective earth line.