Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a root section of a rotor blade of a wind turbine is disclosed. The method includes assembling a plurality of supporting rods with an interface section to a hub interface of the wind turbine in an essentially circular shape such that there are gaps between the supporting rods; arranging first fibers in the gaps which first fibers are physically and/or chemically compatible with an injection material; placing a first molding tool along an outer surface of the circular shape and a second molding tool along an inner surface of the circular shape, treating the injection material so that it bonds with the first fibers. The invention also concerns a supporting rod holding arrangement for such purpose and a root section of a rotor blade manufactured by such method.
Abstract:
A wind turbine tower arrangement (10), having: a concrete tower (12) including an upper portion(14) and a base portion (16); a footer (22) beneath the base portion; a plurality of tendons (30), each tendon spanning an entire height of the concrete tower, at least a portion of each tendon arranged external to concrete (42) forming the concrete tower, and each tendon is pre-stressed to provide compressive force to the concrete in the concrete tower; and a plurality of pilings (28). The tendons are secured by the plurality of pilings.
Abstract:
A method for controlling aerodynamic loads in wind turbine (20), includes stopping rotation of blades (22) of the turbine about a rotor shaft axis (38); stopping rotation of a nacelle (30) of the turbine about a vertical yaw axis (36); pitching each blade of the turbine about its respective pitch axis (43) into a stable pitch angle range (52B-52C or 52E-52F) in which a resulting root twisting moment (52) created by a current wind loading (48, 50) on the respective blade is in a direction urging pitch rotation of the blade toward a position of lower root twisting moment; and releasing the blades to rotate passively about their respective pitch axes during subsequent changing wind directions (VR1). A blade may be designed to better align a root zero twisting moment (52A, 52D) in the stable pitch angle range with a minimum (48B, 48D, 50B, 50D) wind loading.
Abstract:
A method to manufacture a blade, especially to manufacture a blade of a wind turbine is provided. An arrangement including a mould is provided and used to carry layers of blade-components. A dry-powder is applied at least to an inner surface of the mould, before the layers are arranged onto the inner surface of the mould. Thus the mould includes a dry powder-coat as a bottom layer.
Abstract:
A method for producing a composite structure comprising fibre reinforced material by means of vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding is described. The fibre material is impregnated with liquid resin, and the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a forming structure comprising a rigid mould part and a second mould part, b) placing the fibre material in the rigid mould part, c) sealing the second mould part against the rigid mould part to form a mould cavity, d) connecting a source of uncured fluid resin to at least one resin inlet communicating with the mould cavity, e) connecting at least one vacuum outlet communicating with the mould cavity, f) evacuating the interior of the forming structure through the at least one vacuum outlet, g) supplying uncured resin from the source of uncured resin to the mould cavity through the at least one resin inlet so as to fill the mould cavity with resin, and h) curing the resin in order to form the composite structure. During the evacuation process of step f), an airflow level through the at least one vacuum outlet is measured.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for producing a composite structure comprising fibre reinforced material by means of vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding, where fibre material is impregnated with liquid resin. The method comprises an evacuation process of a mould cavity by initially providing an under-pressure in a part of the mould cavity in order to provide a first vacuum front having a first pressure gradient oriented towards a first side of the forming structure, and a second vacuum front with a second pressure gradient oriented towards a second side of the forming structure, and controlling the first vacuum front and the second front to move towards the first side and the second side of the forming structure, respectively.
Abstract:
A method for forming a profile for a hollow component is provided. A first composite fiber layer is laid out on a first surface corresponding to a first profile section of the component. A second composite fiber layer is laid out in a second surface corresponding to a second profile section of the component. A collapsed bag is laid out in onto the first composite fiber layer. The bag and the first composite fiber layer are fixed to the first surface. First and second mould elements are coupled such that the first surface and the second surface correspond to the first and second profiles. The bag is inflated such that the first composite fiber layer is pressed to the first surface and the second composite fiber layer is pressed to the second surface so that the first and second layers are coupled to form the profile.
Abstract:
A method to manufacture a blade, especially to manufacture a blade of a wind turbine is provided. An arrangement including a mold is provided and used to carry layers of blade-components. A dry-powder is applied at least to an inner surface of the mold, before the layers are arranged onto the inner surface of the mold. Thus the mold includes a dry powder-coat as a bottom layer.
Abstract:
A mold part is provided. The mold part includes a surface with a mold opening, a first arm with a connecting means for connecting a first pulley, the first arm being pivotably attached to a first attachment point of the mold part, a second arm with a connecting means for connecting a second pulley, the second arm being pivotably attached to a second attachment point of the mold part, wherein the second arm is arranged to be locked in at least two different turning positions.
Abstract:
A wind turbine blade (10) with asymmetric spar caps (36,38). The blade includes a pressure side spar cap (36) having pressure side fibers (56) having a pressure side fiber diameter (54), the pressure side fibers configured to resist a first flap deflection (20) in a first direction via tensile strength; and a suction side spar cap (38) having suction side fibers (50) having a suction side fiber diameter (52), the suction side fibers configured to resist the first flap deflection via a compressive strength. At a radial cross section, the suction side spar cap exhibits a greater compressive strength and the pressure side spar cap, for example, by the suction side fibers having a different compressive strength than the pressure side fibers.