Shorting assembly and method for wind turbine power supply

A shorting device for shorting a power supply, the power supply comprising a generator and a plurality of bus bars downstream of the generator, the shorting device comprising:

• a plurality of cables, each of the plurality of cables comprising a first end and a second end;
• a plurality of bus bar connectors, each of the plurality of bus bar connectors attached to the first end of one of the plurality of cables and removably connectable to one of the plurality of bus bars;
• a common cable connector, the second end of each of the plurality of cable attached to the common cable connector.

A method for shorting a wind turbine power supply, the method comprising:

• locating a plurality of bus bars, the plurality of bus bars in electrical communication with a generator of the wind turbine power supply and disposed in a downtower location;
• and
• connecting the plurality of bus bars to a common shorting component.