Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices using same, and methods for making same

Title: Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices using same, and methods for making same

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A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub and at least one blade having a torsionally rigid root, an inboard section, and an outboard section. The inboard section has a forward sweep relative to an elastic axis of the blade and the outboard section has an aft sweep.

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Wetzel, Kyle Kristopher ^[1]

(Lawrence, KS)

Issue Date:: 2008-03-18

OSTI Identifier:: 958677

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) NREL

Patent Number(s):: 7,344,360

Application Number:: 10/953,040

Contract Number:: AC36-83CH10093

Research Org:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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