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11.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210372366A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-02
申请号：US17290308
申请日：2019-10-30
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Thomas Merzhaeuser , Aaron A. Yarbrough , Andrew Mitchell Rodwell , Rishikesh Kumar
IPC: F03D1/06
Abstract: A jointed rotor blade includes a first blade segment and a second blade segment extending in opposite directions from a chord-wise joint. Each of blade segments has at least one shell member defining an airfoil surface and an internal support structure. The internal support structure of the first blade segment includes a beam structure extending lengthwise that structurally connects with the internal support structure of the second blade segment via a receiving section. The rotor blade further includes one or more pin joints positioned on at least one of internal support structures of the first blade segment or the second blade segment. Thus, at least one of internal support structures of the first blade segment or the second blade segment includes varying material combinations along a span of the rotor blade at locations of the one or more pin joints so as to reinforce the one or more pin joints.
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12.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10913216B2
公开(公告)日：2021-02-09
申请号：US15818936
申请日：2017-11-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： James Robert Tobin , Thomas Merzhaeuser , Todd Anderson
IPC: B29C70/38 , B29C64/10 , B33Y10/00 , B29D99/00 , B33Y80/00 , F01D1/06 , B29L31/08 , B29K105/06 , F03D1/06
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rotor blade panel of a wind turbine includes placing a mold of the rotor blade panel relative to a computer numeric control (CNC) device. The method also includes forming one or more fiber-reinforced outer skins in the mold. The method also includes printing and depositing, via the CNC device, printing and depositing, via the CNC device, a plurality of rib members that intersect to form at least one three-dimensional (3-D) reinforcement grid structure onto an inner surface of the one or more fiber-reinforced outer skins before the one or more fiber-reinforced outer skins have cooled from forming. Further, the grid structure bonds to the fiber-reinforced outer skin(s) as the structure is deposited. In addition, the plurality of rib members include, at least, a first rib member extending in a first direction and a second rib member extending in a different, second direction. Moreover, the first rib member has a varying height along a length thereof.
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公开(公告)号：US20190010918A1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-10
申请号：US15641567
申请日：2017-07-05
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Amir Riahi , Swapnil Dhumal , Xu Chen , Thomas Merzhaeuser
Abstract: A wind turbine composite laminate component and method for producing it is disclosed as initially assembling a laminated structure having at least two reinforced layers and a plurality of interleaf layers positioned adjacent to one of the at least two reinforced layers. Then placing the laminated structure into a mold where resin is sequentially and independently transferred into each of the plurality of interleaf layers. Then curing the transferred resin in the laminated structure to form a composite laminate component having the at least two reinforced layers, the plurality of interleaf layers, and cured resin.
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公开(公告)号：US20180051672A1
公开(公告)日：2018-02-22
申请号：US15241281
申请日：2016-08-19
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Thomas Merzhaeuser , Sara Simonne Louisa Delport , Andrew Mitchell Rodwell , Aaron Alpheus Yarbrough
CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 , F03D13/10 , F05B2240/302 , Y02E10/721
Abstract: A spar cap assembly for a jointed rotor blade of a wind turbine includes a root spar cap assembly and a tip spar cap assembly. The root spar cap assembly includes a root tensile spar cap and a root compressive spar cap, and is formed from a first composite material. The tip spar cap assembly includes a tip tensile spar cap and a tip compressive spar cap, and is formed from a second composite material that is different from the first composite material. The thickness of a joining end of the root tensile spar cap is different from the thickness of a joining end of the tip tensile spar cap, and the thickness of a joining end of the root compressive spar cap is different from the thickness of a joining end of the tip compressive spar cap.
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公开(公告)号：US09803617B2
公开(公告)日：2017-10-31
申请号：US14307666
申请日：2014-06-18
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Thomas Merzhaeuser , Vidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla , Sriram Krishnamurthy , Wendy Wen-Ling Lin
IPC: F03D1/06
CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 , Y02E10/721 , Y10T29/49339
Abstract: A wind blade includes a self-supporting structural framework, having a span-wise member, a plurality of chord-wise members, a fabric skin, and at least one of a stiffener and a mechanical element. The plurality of chord-wise members is coupled to the span-wise member and each chord-wise member and the span-wise member maintains an aerodynamic contour of the wind blade. Further, the fabric skin is disposed over the self-supporting structural framework. The stiffener and/or the mechanical element are coupled to the self-supporting structural framework, and are operable to provide a relative movement to the self-supporting structural framework for adjusting the aerodynamic contour and provide pretension to the fabric skin.
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Patent Agency Ranking
16.发明申请SPAR CAPS-SHEAR WEB ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES, AND METHODS THEREOF 审中-公开风力涡轮叶片的SPAR CAPS-SHEAR WEB组装配置及其方法公开(公告)号：US20150152838A1
公开(公告)日：2015-06-04
申请号：US14094079
申请日：2013-12-02
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Thomas Merzhaeuser , Bart Jan Veldkamp
IPC: F03D1/06
CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 , B29C65/48 , B29C65/7805 , B29C66/112 , B29C66/114 , B29C66/324 , B29C66/43441 , B29C66/5326 , B29C66/54 , B29C66/636 , B29C66/7212 , B29C66/72141 , B29L2031/085 , Y02E10/721 , Y02P70/523 , Y10T29/49337 , B29K2309/08
Abstract: A wind turbine blade is presented. The blade includes an upper shell member having a spar cap disposed on an internal surface of the upper shell, and a lower shell member having a spar cap disposed on an internal surface of the lower shell. The spar cap of the upper shell member, the spar cap of the lower shell member or both the spar caps include at least one cavity structure along a longitudinal length of the blade. A shear web extends between the spar caps along the longitudinal length of the blade, with a transverse end of the shear web positioned in a cavity of the at least one cavity structure, wherein a ratio of a width of the shear web to a bond thickness of the shear web with a side wall of the cavity structure is between about 1:1 and about 15:1.
Abstract translation: 呈现风力涡轮机叶片。 叶片包括具有设置在上壳体的内表面上的翼梁帽的上壳体构件和具有设置在下壳体的内表面上的翼梁帽的下壳体构件。 上壳体构件的翼梁帽，下壳体构件的翼梁帽或翼梁盖两者包括沿着叶片的纵向长度的至少一个空腔结构。 剪力腹板沿着叶片的纵向长度延伸在翼梁帽之间，其中剪切腹板的横向端部位于至少一个空腔结构的空腔中，其中剪切腹板的宽度与接合厚度之比 具有空腔结构的侧壁的剪切幅材在约1：1和约15：1之间。
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公开(公告)号：US11828264B2
公开(公告)日：2023-11-28
申请号：US17289987
申请日：2018-11-01
Applicant: General Electric Company
CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 , F03D80/00 , F05B2210/12 , F05B2220/30 , F05B2230/60 , F05B2240/221 , F05B2240/30
Abstract: A rotor blade includes a first blade segment and a second blade segment extending in opposite directions from a chord-wise joint. Each of the first and second blade segments has at least one shell member defining an airfoil surface. The first blade segment includes a beam structure having a receiving end with at least one span-wise extending pin extending therefrom. The second blade segment includes a receiving section that receives the beam structure. The receiving section includes a chord-wise member having a pin joint slot defined therethrough. The pin joint slot receives the span-wise extending pin at the receiving end of the beam structure so as to secure the first and second blade segments together. Moreover, the chord-wise member, the pin joint slot, and/or the span-wise extending pin includes at least one compliant structure formed of a compliant material that allows a deformation thereof to follow a shear deformation of the rotor blade.
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公开(公告)号：US11668275B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-06
申请号：US15818980
申请日：2017-11-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： James Robert Tobin , Thomas Merzhaeuser , Peggy Lynn Baehmann
IPC: F03D1/06 , B29C64/10 , B29C70/00 , B29K105/06 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y80/00 , B29D99/00 , B29C70/30 , F03D17/00
CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 , B29C64/10 , B29C70/0035 , B29C70/302 , B29D99/0028 , B29K2105/06 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y80/00 , F03D17/00 , F05B2230/23 , F05B2230/30 , F05B2280/10 , F05B2280/2001 , F05B2280/4002 , F05B2280/6012 , F05B2280/6013
Abstract: A method for manufacturing an outer skin of a rotor blade includes forming an outer skin layer of the outer skin from a first combination of at least one of one or more resins or fiber materials. The method also includes forming an inner skin layer of the outer skin from a second combination of at least one of one or more resins or fiber materials. More specifically, the first and second combinations are different. Further, the method includes arranging the outer and inner skin layers together in a stacked configuration. In addition, the method includes joining the outer and inner skin layers together to form the outer skin.
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公开(公告)号：US11628634B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-18
申请号：US17312975
申请日：2018-12-11
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Xu Chen , Amir Riahi , Thomas Merzhaeuser , Julie Ann Shepherd , Louis Rondeau , Scott Iverson Shillig
Abstract: A method for producing a hollow composite structure, such as a spar beam for a wind turbine blade, includes placing a membrane within a mold tool, the membrane being permeable to air and impermeable to resin. A mandrel is placed within the mold tool, the mandrel enclosed in an air tight layer that includes a vent. Fiber reinforcement material is placed around the mandrel within the mold tool and the membrane is sealed at least partly around the fiber reinforcement material and mandrel. The mold tool is closed with the vent line from the mandrel extending through the sealed membrane to outside of the mold tool. A vacuum is drawn in the mold tool while the mandrel is vented to outside of the mold tool, and while the vacuum is being drawn, resin is infused into the mold tool around the mandrel such that the resin is drawn towards the membrane.
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公开(公告)号：US11268491B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-08
申请号：US16318644
申请日：2016-08-11
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： Andreas Herrig , Thomas Merzhaeuser
Abstract: A wind turbine blade includes a first blade segment and a second blade segment extending in opposite directions from a chord-wise joint. The first blade segment includes a beam structure extending lengthways that structurally connects with the second blade segment at a receiving section, wherein the beam structure forms a portion of an internal support structure and includes a shear web connected with a suction side spar cap and a pressure side spar cap. The present technology also includes a joint rod located at a first end of the beam structure for connecting with the receiving section of the second blade segment to form a coupling joint about a joint axis. The coupling joint is coupled to an adjustable elastic support. The receiving section may further include a torque coupling positioned offset from the joint axis, such that a bending motion of the beam structure automatically induces a twist motion. A method of assembling the wind turbine blade is additionally disclosed.
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