Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reinforcing structure for a wind turbine blade
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Application No.: US16349749Application Date: 2017-11-15
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Publication No.: US11752709B2Publication Date: 2023-09-12
- Inventor: Stephen Randall
- 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: DK 201670914 2016.11.17
- International Application: PCT/DK2017/050377 2017.11.15
- International Announcement: WO2018/091054A 2018.05.24
- Date entered country: 2019-05-14
- Main IPC: B29D99/00
- IPC: B29D99/00 ; B29C70/34 ; B29C70/44 ; B29C70/52 ; B29C70/54 ; F03D1/06 ; B29L31/08 ; B29C53/04

Abstract:
A reinforcing structure for a wind turbine blade A reinforcing structure for a wind turbine blade (12) is described. The reinforcing structure comprises one or more pultruded strips (42C) having spanwise grooves (54). The grooves (54) impart transverse flexibility to the strips (42C), allowing the strips (42C) to conform to the curvature of a wind turbine blade mould (44). An associated method of making a reinforcing structure for a wind turbine blade (12) is described. The method comprises providing an elongate mould (44) extending in a longitudinal direction and defining a mould surface at least part of which is concave-curved in transverse cross section. One or more pultruded strips (42C) with spanwise grooves (54) are arranged in the mould (44) to form the reinforcing structure. The pultruded strip(s) are bent along the grooves (54) so that they substantially conform to the transverse curvature of the mould surface. In preferred embodiments the reinforcing structure is a spar cap (36).
Public/Granted literature
- US20190270261A1 REINFORCING STRUCTURE FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE Public/Granted day:2019-09-05
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