Wind turbine blade with viscoelastic damping

Sievers, Ryan A.; Mullings, Justin L.

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Title: Wind turbine blade with viscoelastic damping

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A wind turbine blade (60) damped by viscoelastic material (54, 54A-F) sandwiched between stiffer load-bearing sublayers (52A, 52B, 56A, 56B) in portions of the blade effective to damp oscillations (38) of the blade. The viscoelastic material may be located in one or more of: a forward portion (54A) of the shell, an aft portion (54D) of the shell, pressure and suction side end caps (54B) of an internal spar, internal webbing walls (54C, 54E), and a trailing edge core (54F).

Inventors:: Sievers, Ryan A.; Mullings, Justin L.

Issue Date:: 2017-01-10

Research Org.:: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. Orlando, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1338922

Patent Number(s):: 9541061

Application Number:: 14/195,935

Assignee:: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. (Orlando, FL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
F02C7/045 - having provisions for noise suppression

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS
F03D1/0675 - {of the blades}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05B - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS, TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY
F05B2260/964 - by damping means

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/72 - Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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DOE Contract Number:: EE0005493

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 04

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 17 WIND ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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  abstractNote = {A wind turbine blade (60) damped by viscoelastic material (54, 54A-F) sandwiched between stiffer load-bearing sublayers (52A, 52B, 56A, 56B) in portions of the blade effective to damp oscillations (38) of the blade. The viscoelastic material may be located in one or more of: a forward portion (54A) of the shell, an aft portion (54D) of the shell, pressure and suction side end caps (54B) of an internal spar, internal webbing walls (54C, 54E), and a trailing edge core (54F).},

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Title: Wind turbine blade with viscoelastic damping

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Vibration Absorber patent, June 1986

Rotor blade internal damper patent, May 1982

Method for fabricating wind turbine blades patent, November 1982

Mixing apparatus patent, February 1988

Automotive sound-proof materials and damping materials therefor patent, March 1992

Viscoelastic vibration damper for engine struts patent, October 1994

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Method for fabricating elongated airfoils for wind turbines patent, March 2011

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Blade having a damping element and method of fabricating same patent, September 2012

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Vibration Absorber
patent, June 1986

Rotor blade internal damper
patent, May 1982

Method for fabricating wind turbine blades
patent, November 1982

Mixing apparatus
patent, February 1988

Automotive sound-proof materials and damping materials therefor
patent, March 1992

Viscoelastic vibration damper for engine struts
patent, October 1994

Wind turbine blade with u-shaped oscillation damping means
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