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Title: Multi-piece wind turbine rotor blades and wind turbines incorporating same

Abstract

A multisection blade for a wind turbine includes a hub extender having a pitch bearing at one end, a skirt or fairing having a hole therethrough and configured to mount over the hub extender, and an outboard section configured to couple to the pitch bearing.

Inventors:
;  [1]
  1. San Diego, CA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
983064
Patent Number(s):
7,381,029
Application Number:
10/955,452
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-99GO10337
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY

Citation Formats

Moroz,, and Mieczyslaw, Emilian. Multi-piece wind turbine rotor blades and wind turbines incorporating same. United States: N. p., 2008. Web.
Moroz,, & Mieczyslaw, Emilian. Multi-piece wind turbine rotor blades and wind turbines incorporating same. United States.
Moroz,, and Mieczyslaw, Emilian. 2008. "Multi-piece wind turbine rotor blades and wind turbines incorporating same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/983064.
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abstractNote = {A multisection blade for a wind turbine includes a hub extender having a pitch bearing at one end, a skirt or fairing having a hole therethrough and configured to mount over the hub extender, and an outboard section configured to couple to the pitch bearing.},
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year = {Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
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