Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine dome and method of assembly
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Application No.: US14692266Application Date: 2015-04-21
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Publication No.: US10507902B2Publication Date: 2019-12-17
- Inventor: Fulton Jose Lopez , Daniel Jason Erno , Peggy Lynn Baehmann , Robert Michael Zirin
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agent Mary Louise Stanford
- Main IPC: B64C7/00
- IPC: B64C7/00 ; F03D1/06

Abstract:
An aerodynamic dome component that is placed in front of a wind turbine hub includes an outer ring, a central axle disposed relative to the outer ring, a plurality of radially extending tensioning members and a skin-like covering. The plurality of radially extending tensioning members are coupled to the outer ring at a first end and to the central axle at a second end. The outer ring, the plurality of radially extending tensioning members and the central axle together form an underlying dome support structure. The skin-like covering is configured to envelop at least a portion of the underlying dome support structure to form at least a portion of the aerodynamic dome component and define a front dome portion. The skin-like covering enveloping at least a portion of the underlying dome support structure may further define a rear dome portion, wherein the rear dome portion is configured downwind from the front dome portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160311519A1 WIND TURBINE DOME AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2016-10-27
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