Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Anti-oscillation apparatus and technique for securing wind turbine blades against oscillations
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Application No.: US15540273Application Date: 2015-12-03
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Publication No.: US10337540B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Steve Wardropper , Adrian Edwards , Arran Wood
- Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Agency: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
- Priority: DK201470831 20141229
- International Application: PCT/DK2015/050379 WO 20151203
- International Announcement: WO2016/107624 WO 20160707
- Main IPC: F15D1/10
- IPC: F15D1/10 ; F03D80/00 ; F03D80/50 ; F03D1/06

Abstract:
The invention relates to a wind turbine blade oscillation preventer comprising an aperture and a sleeve and having a peripheral extent and a longitudinal extent, the preventer being configured for removable application over a wind turbine blade and configured to extend longitudinally thereover and peripherally thereabout; the preventer having a non-aerodynamic exterior surface which exhibits a rough surface capable of disrupting smooth or laminar airflow over a substantial portion of the longitudinal and peripheral extent of the sleeve when the preventer is in place on a wind turbine blade. The preventer further comprises a smooth interior surface extending along a substantial portion of the longitudinal extent of the sleeve. The invention also relates to a method of application of a blade oscillation preventer over wind turbine blades which comprise serrations at a trailing edge thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170370386A1 ANTI-OSCILLATION APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUE FOR SECURING WIND TURBINE BLADES AGAINST OSCILLATIONS Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
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