Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for inspecting a wind turbine blade
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Application No.: US14963496Application Date: 2015-12-09
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Publication No.: US09879989B2Publication Date: 2018-01-30
- Inventor: Gary Austin Lamberton , Curtis Wayne Rose
- 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: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: G01N29/07
- IPC: G01N29/07 ; G01B17/02 ; G01M5/00 ; G01N29/04 ; G01N29/44 ; F03D17/00

Abstract:
A method of inspecting a connection joint including a first side coupled to an opposite second side along a bond, extending along an edge. The method includes generating at least one first sound wave at a first location on the first side, wherein the first location is at a first distance from the edge. The method also includes receiving the at least one first sound wave at a plurality of sensors coupled to the second side and determining that the bond is present at the first location. The method further includes generating at least one second sound wave at a second location on the first side, wherein the second location is offset a predetermined distance from the first location. The method also includes receiving the at least one second sound wave at the plurality of sensors and determining a width of the bond.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170167863A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSPECTING A WIND TURBINE BLADE Public/Granted day:2017-06-15
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