Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine rotor blade components formed using pultruded rods
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Application No.: US15791705Application Date: 2017-10-24
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Publication No.: US10677216B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Bensely Albert , Nicholas K. Althoff , Jamie T. Livingston , Stephen Bertram Johnson
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F03D1/06
- IPC: F03D1/06 ; B29D99/00 ; B29C70/68 ; B32B5/00 ; B29C70/52 ; B29L31/08

Abstract:
Wind turbine rotor blade components including pultruded rods and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. More specifically, the rotor blade component includes a plurality of pultruded rods housed within an enclosed primary outer casing. The enclosed primary outer casing includes a hollow interior, a root end, and an opposing tip. As such, each of the plurality of pultruded rods is received within the enclosed primary outer casing and secured therein via a first resin material. Further, an arrangement of the plurality of pultruded rods within the primary outer casing and a relationship of a maximum dimension of each of the plurality of pultruded rods and a maximum dimension of the enclosed primary outer casing are configured to maximize flexibility of the rotor blade component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190120203A1 WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE COMPONENTS FORMED USING PULTRUDED RODS Public/Granted day:2019-04-25
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