Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for manufacturing a wind turbine blade component with uniform temperature curing
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Application No.: US14369939Application Date: 2012-12-14
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Publication No.: US09782918B2Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Olav Davis , Damien Rajasingam , Adam Fisher , Andy Limmack , Tomasz Garstka
- 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: DKPA201270116 20120314
- International Application: PCT/DK2012/050467 WO 20121214
- International Announcement: WO2013/097854 WO 20130704
- Main IPC: B29C33/02
- IPC: B29C33/02 ; B29C35/02 ; B29C70/44 ; B29C33/04 ; B29C43/36 ; B29D99/00 ; F03D1/06 ; B29L31/08 ; B29L9/00

Abstract:
A molding apparatus for manufacturing a wind turbine blade component includes a main mold body (30) and a flexible bladder (38). The main mold body includes a shape defining surface (32) for receiving composite material forming the blade component and a heat reservoir (40) for heating the blade component during curing. The flexible bladder overlays and conforms to the shape of the blade component and is configured to receive heated liquid for heating the blade component during curing. One or both of the main mold body and the flexible bladder is divided into a plurality of zones (58, 66) that are independently controlled by a controller (70) to maintain a generally uniform temperature of the blade component at each zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140327178A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE COMPONENT WITH UNIFORM TEMPERATURE CURING Public/Granted day:2014-11-06
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