Wind turbine rotor blades with load-transferring exterior panels
Abstract
Rotor blades for a wind turbines include a structural support member disposed internal the rotor blade that extends for at least a portion of a rotor blade span length and an airfoil structure supported by the structural support member, the airfoil structure comprising a shell portion and at least one load-transferring exterior panel. The shell portion and the at least one load-transferring exterior panel combine to form an aerodynamic profile comprising a leading edge opposite a trailing edge and a pressure side opposite a suction side. Moreover, the shell portion and the at least one load-transferring exterior panel are independently connected to the structural support member.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1459660
- Patent Number(s):
- 10006436
- Application Number:
- 14/574,523
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000293
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Dec 18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Caruso, Christopher Daniel, Stewart, Edward McBeth, and Yarbrough, Aaron Alpheus. Wind turbine rotor blades with load-transferring exterior panels. United States: N. p., 2018.
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Caruso, Christopher Daniel, Stewart, Edward McBeth, & Yarbrough, Aaron Alpheus. Wind turbine rotor blades with load-transferring exterior panels. United States.
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"Wind turbine rotor blades with load-transferring exterior panels". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1459660.
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title = {Wind turbine rotor blades with load-transferring exterior panels},
author = {Caruso, Christopher Daniel and Stewart, Edward McBeth and Yarbrough, Aaron Alpheus},
abstractNote = {Rotor blades for a wind turbines include a structural support member disposed internal the rotor blade that extends for at least a portion of a rotor blade span length and an airfoil structure supported by the structural support member, the airfoil structure comprising a shell portion and at least one load-transferring exterior panel. The shell portion and the at least one load-transferring exterior panel combine to form an aerodynamic profile comprising a leading edge opposite a trailing edge and a pressure side opposite a suction side. Moreover, the shell portion and the at least one load-transferring exterior panel are independently connected to the structural support member.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {6}
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