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US 2026/0078735 A1Published application
Heating element for a wind turbine rotor blade
AssigneeNordex Energy GmbH
InventorThomas Lipka
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Abstract
A heating element for a wind turbine rotor blade including: two electrical connectors adapted to be connected to electrical supply lines of the wind turbine rotor blade, and a defined geometry configured to be arranged on a specified surface area of the wind turbine rotor blade. The heating element is provided with a position indicator adapted to be aligned with a leading edge of the wind turbine rotor blade.
Claims16
A heating element for a wind turbine rotor blade, the heating element comprising:
- two electrical connectors configured to be connected to electrical supply lines of the wind turbine rotor blade;
- a defined geometry configured to be arranged on a specified surface area of the wind turbine rotor blade;
- and,
- said heating element being provided with a position indicator configured to be aligned with a leading edge of the wind turbine rotor blade.
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A heating system comprising:
- a set of heating elements;
- each heating element of said set of heating elements including two electrical connectors configured to be connected to electrical supply lines of a wind turbine rotor blade,
- each heating element of said set of heating elements further including a defined geometry configured to be arranged on a specified surface area of the wind turbine rotor blade;
- each of said heating element being provided with a position indicator configured to be aligned with a leading edge of the wind turbine rotor blade;
- and,
- each of said heating elements being configured to be placed on the wind turbine rotor blade side by side, wherein at least some of said geometries of said heating elements are different from one another.
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A wind turbine rotor blade comprising:
- a wind turbine rotor blade body having an outer surface and a leading edge;
- a heating system including a set of heating elements;
- each heating element of said set of heating elements including two electrical connectors configured to be connected to electrical supply lines of the wind turbine rotor blade,
- each heating element of said set of heating elements further including a defined geometry configured to be arranged on a specified surface area of said wind turbine rotor blade body;
- each of said heating element being provided with a position indicator;
- each of said heating elements being configured to be placed on said wind turbine rotor blade body side by side, wherein at least some of said geometries of said heating elements are different from one another;
- and,
- each heating element of said set of heating elements being installed on said outer surface such that said position indicator is aligned with said leading edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.