Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices using same, and methods for making same
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Lawrence, KS
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 958677
- Patent Number(s):
- 7344360
- Application Number:
- 10/953,040
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Wetzel, Kyle Kristopher. Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices using same, and methods for making same. United States: N. p., 2008.
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Wetzel, Kyle Kristopher. Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices using same, and methods for making same. United States.
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"Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices using same, and methods for making same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/958677.
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Works referenced in this record:
Concepts for adaptive wind turbine blades
conference, February 2013
- Ashwill, T.; Veers, P.; Griffin, D.
- 2002 ASME Wind Energy Symposium