Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotor blade assembly having internal loading features
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Application No.: US14251752Application Date: 2014-04-14
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Publication No.: US09651024B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Daniel David Soloway
- 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: F01D5/00
- IPC: F01D5/00 ; F03D1/06

Abstract:
Rotor blade assemblies and wind turbines are provided. A rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade having exterior surfaces defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge each extending between a tip and a root, the rotor blade defining a span and a chord, the exterior surfaces defining an interior of the rotor blade. The rotor blade assembly further includes a loading assembly, the loading assembly including a weight disposed within the interior and movable generally along the span of the rotor blade, the weight connected to a rotor blade component such that movement of the weight towards the tip causes application of a force to the rotor blade component by the weight. Centrifugal force due to rotation of the rotor blade biases the weight towards the tip.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150292478A1 ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY HAVING INTERNAL LOADING FEATURES Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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