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):
- 7,344,360
- Application Number:
- 10/953,040
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- 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.
Web.
Wetzel, Kyle Kristopher. Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices using same, and methods for making same. United States.
Wetzel, Kyle Kristopher. Tue .
"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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abstractNote = {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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place = {United States},
year = {2008},
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