Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine rotor blade having a spoiler
- Patent Title (中): 具有扰流板的风力涡轮机转子叶片
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Application No.: US13933549Application Date: 2013-07-02
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Publication No.: US09267491B2Publication Date: 2016-02-23
- Inventor: Alexander William Vossler , Aaron A. Yarbrough , Christopher Daniel Caruso
- 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: F03D7/02
- IPC: F03D7/02 ; F03D1/06

Abstract:
A rotor blade for a wind turbine is disclosed. The rotor blade may generally include a shell having a pressure side and a suction side. The shell may define an outer surface along the pressure and suction sides over which an airflow travels. The rotor blade may also include a spoiler having a fixed end and a free end. The fixed end is connected to the outer surface so as to enable a hinge action, such as a living hinge. The free end includes a top flange and a bottom flange configured to engage opposite sides of the shell and is pivotal relative to the fixed end between a recessed position and an elevated position. The free end has a range of motion limited by contact of the top flange and the bottom flange with the shell. Further, the spoiler is configured to separate the airflow from the outer surface when the spoiler is in the elevated position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150010400A1 WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE HAVING A SPOILER Public/Granted day:2015-01-08
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