Patent ID: 8500402
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: F03D,F05B,G01W,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A rotor blade for a wind power installation comprising: a leading edge of the rotor blade; a deposit sensor device arranged in a region of the leading edge of the rotor blade, the deposit sensor device having a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit signals by way of a transmission link and a receiver configured to receive the signals wirelessly transmitted by way of the transmission link, the transmitter and the receiver being separated from one another and each protruding in pin form out of a surface of the rotor blade; wherein deposits located on the surface of the rotor blade and in the transmission link are detected by way of the signals transmitted through the transmission link; and wherein the transmission link is located between the transmitter and the receiver and extends substantially parallel to the leading edge of the rotor blade.