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公开(公告)号：US10197041B2
公开(公告)日：2019-02-05
申请号：US14852886
申请日：2015-09-14
Applicant: General Electric Company
IPC: F03D1/06
Abstract: Methods for joining surface features to wind turbine rotor blades are provided. A method includes providing the surface feature after forming of the rotor blade. The surface feature includes a thermoplastic resin. The formed rotor blade includes a plurality of blade components joined together to form an exterior surface defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge each extending between a tip and a root. The formed rotor blade further includes a thermoplastic resin. The method further includes positioning the surface feature adjacent the exterior surface, and welding the thermoplastic resin of the surface feature and the thermoplastic resin of the formed rotor blade together.
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公开(公告)号：US20190024631A1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-24
申请号：US15654775
申请日：2017-07-20
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： James Robert Tobin , Christian A. Carroll , Stefan Herr , Jonathan Glenn Luedke
IPC: F03D1/06
Abstract: A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine includes a rotor blade having exterior surfaces defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge each extending in a generally span-wise direction between an inboard region and an outboard region. The inboard region includes a blade root that is typically characterized by a rounded trailing edge. Further, the rotor blade assembly further includes at least one airflow separation element mounted to either or both of the pressure or suction sides of the rotor blade within the inboard region and adjacent to the rounded trailing edge. In addition, an edge of the at least one airflow separation element is configured to provide a fixed airflow separation location in the inboard region during standard operation. The rotor blade assembly also includes at least one airflow modifying element configured with the trailing edge of the rotor blade.
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公开(公告)号：US10151297B2
公开(公告)日：2018-12-11
申请号：US14852932
申请日：2015-09-14
Applicant: General Electric Company
IPC: F03D1/06
Abstract: Rotor blades and methods for joining shear clips in wind turbine rotor blades are provided. A method includes positioning the shear clip adjacent a shear web of the rotor blade, the shear clip including a thermoplastic resin, the shear web including a thermoplastic resin. The method further includes welding the thermoplastic resin of the shear clip and the thermoplastic resin of the shear web together. The method further includes positioning the shear clip adjacent a spar cap of the rotor blade, the spar cap including a thermoplastic resin. The method further includes welding the thermoplastic resin of the shear clip and the thermoplastic resin of the spar cap together. The method further includes joining the shear web and the spar cap together.
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公开(公告)号：US20180258912A1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-13
申请号：US15454120
申请日：2017-03-09
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Stefan Herr , James Robert Tobin
CPC classification number: F03D7/0232 , F03D1/0633 , F03D1/0675 , F05B2230/31 , F05B2240/221 , F05B2240/311 , F05B2270/402 , F05B2280/6013 , Y02E10/721 , Y02E10/723
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine. The rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade having surfaces defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge extending between a blade tip and a blade root. Further, the rotor blade assembly includes a flexible extension having a first end and a second end. More specifically, the first end is mounted to a surface of the rotor blade and the second end is free. As such, during operation of the wind turbine, the flexible extension passively adjusts with a changing angle of attack of the rotor blade, thereby reducing variations in blade loading.
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公开(公告)号：US20180238301A1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-23
申请号：US15437027
申请日：2017-02-20
Applicant: General Electric Company
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a shear web for a rotor blade of a wind turbine and a method of manufacturing and assembling same. The rotor blade generally includes an upper shell member having an upper spar cap configured on an internal surface thereof and a lower shell member having a lower spar cap configured on an internal surface thereof. Further, the shear web extends between the spar caps along a longitudinal length of the blade. In addition, the shear web includes first and second outer pultruded layers at least partially encompassing a core material, wherein end portions of the first and second outer pultruded layers form compressed flanges at opposing ends of the shear web.
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公开(公告)号：US09897065B2
公开(公告)日：2018-02-20
申请号：US14753142
申请日：2015-06-29
Applicant: General Electric Company
CPC classification number: F03D13/10 , B23P15/04 , B29C65/78 , F03D1/0675 , F05B2230/50 , F05B2230/60 , F05B2240/302 , F05B2280/4007 , Y02E10/721 , Y02P70/523
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for assembling a modular rotor blade of a wind turbine. The method includes providing a pre-formed blade root section and a pre-formed blade tip section of the rotor blade. Further, the blade root section includes one or more spar caps extending in a generally span-wise direction. Another step includes providing at least one pre-formed blade segment of the rotor blade. The method also includes mounting the at least one blade segment around the one or more spar caps of the blade root section, wherein the at least one blade segment includes a chord-wise cross-section having multiple joints, wherein at least one joint is located on at least one of a pressure side surface or a suction side surface. In addition, the method also includes joining the blade tip section to at least one of the one or more spar caps or the at least one blade segment.
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37.发明授权公开(公告)号：US09869297B2
公开(公告)日：2018-01-16
申请号：US14706026
申请日：2015-05-07
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： James Robert Tobin , William Max Gobeli , Scott Gabell Riddell , Michael Christopher Booth
IPC: A46D1/00 , B44C1/17 , B63H1/26 , F03D11/02 , B64C11/16 , B64C11/24 , D05C15/00 , B32B15/04 , B64C27/46 , F04D29/38 , B32B3/06 , F03B3/12 , B32B33/00 , B32B37/00 , B32B38/10 , B32B5/00 , F01D5/14 , F01D5/18 , B29C51/16 , B29C63/00 , B29C65/00 , F03B7/00 , B63H7/02 , B32B7/04 , B32B7/12 , B32B7/14 , B32B9/00 , F03D1/06 , F03D13/10 , B29C65/48 , B29C65/72 , B29C65/50 , B29C65/56
CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 , B29C65/4825 , B29C65/483 , B29C65/5057 , B29C65/562 , B29C65/72 , F03D13/10 , F05B2240/122 , Y02E10/721
Abstract: A method for installing an add-on component to a surface of a wind turbine blade includes attaching an adhesive side of strips of a double-sided adhesive tape onto either the surface of the wind turbine blade or a surface of the add-on component, the tape strips having a release liner on an opposite exposed side thereof. The tape strips having an extension tail of the release liner that extends beyond an edge of the add-on component when the add-on component is placed and held at a desired position against the surface of the wind turbine blade. With the add-on component held at the desired position, the extension tail is pulled away at an angle such that that release liner is removed along the length of the tape strip while maintaining the add-on component against the blade surface to attach the exposed adhesive under the release liner to either the surface of the wind turbine blade or the surface of the add-on component.
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38.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20170058865A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-02
申请号：US14835989
申请日：2015-08-26
Applicant: General Electric Company
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a modular rotor blade for a wind turbine. The method includes providing a plurality of resin systems for manufacturing a plurality of blade components for the modular rotor blade. Each of the resin systems includes at least one of a thermoset material or a thermoplastic material, optionally a fiber reinforcement material, and at least one additive. Thus, the method includes determining a resin system for each of the blade components based on a location and/or function of each blade component in the rotor blade. In addition, the method includes forming each of the blade components of the rotor blade from one of the plurality of resin systems and securing each of the blade components together to form the modular rotor blade.
Abstract translation: 本公开涉及制造用于风力涡轮机的模块式转子叶片的方法。 该方法包括提供用于制造用于模块化转子叶片的多个叶片部件的多个树脂系统。 每个树脂体系包括热固性材料或热塑性材料，任选的纤维增强材料和至少一种添加剂中的至少一种。 因此，该方法包括基于转子叶片中的每个叶片部件的位置和/或功能确定用于每个叶片部件的树脂系统。 另外，该方法包括从多个树脂系统之一形成转子叶片的每个叶片部件并且将每个叶片部件固定在一起以形成模块式转子叶片。
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39.发明申请ROTOR BLADE COMPONENTS FORMED FROM DISSIMILAR THERMOPLASTICS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME 审中-公开来自DISSIMILAR热塑性塑料的转子叶片组件及其组装方法公开(公告)号：US20170058862A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-02
申请号：US14835845
申请日：2015-08-26
Applicant: General Electric Company
CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 , B29C65/02 , B29C65/08 , B29C65/10 , B29C65/14 , B29C65/1412 , B29C65/16 , B29C65/34 , B29C65/5057 , B29C66/1122 , B29C66/1142 , B29C66/54 , B29C66/71 , B29C66/712 , B29C66/7212 , B29C66/72141 , B29C66/73921 , B29K2101/12 , B29K2105/08 , B29L2031/085 , F05B2280/6003 , F05B2280/6015 , Y02E10/721 , Y02P70/523 , B29K2067/003 , B29K2033/12 , B29K2307/04 , B29K2309/08
Abstract: A rotor blade for a wind turbine may generally include a first blade component formed from a first fiber-reinforced composite including a first thermoplastic resin material and a second blade component configured to be coupled to the first blade component at a joint interface. The second blade component may be formed from a second fiber-reinforced composite including a second thermoplastic resin material, wherein the second thermoplastic resin material differs from the first thermoplastic resin material. The rotor blade may also include an additional layer(s) of thermoplastic resin material positioned on or integrated into the second fiber-reinforced composite at the joint interface that differs from the second thermoplastic resin material. Moreover, the first thermoplastic resin material of the first fiber-reinforced composite may be welded to the additional layer(s) of the thermoplastic resin material to form a welded joint at the joint interface between the first and second blade components.
Abstract translation: 用于风力涡轮机的转子叶片通常可以包括由包括第一热塑性树脂材料的第一纤维增强复合材料和构造成在接合界面处联接到第一叶片部件的第二叶片部件形成的第一叶片部件。 第二叶片部件可以由包括第二热塑性树脂材料的第二纤维增强复合材料形成，其中第二热塑性树脂材料与第一热塑性树脂材料不同。 转子叶片还可以包括位于与第二热塑性树脂材料不同的接合界面处的第二纤维增强复合材料上或集成在其中的热塑性树脂材料的附加层。 此外，第一纤维增强复合材料的第一热塑性树脂材料可以焊接到热塑性树脂材料的附加层，以在第一和第二叶片部件之间的接合界面处形成焊接接头。
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公开(公告)号：US09562513B2
公开(公告)日：2017-02-07
申请号：US13886348
申请日：2013-05-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： James Robert Tobin , Scott Gabell Riddell , Michael Christopher Booth , Megan Michela Wilson
IPC: F03D1/06
CPC classification number: F03D1/0633 , F03D1/0675 , F05B2240/122 , F05B2240/221 , F05B2240/30 , F05B2240/32 , F05B2250/711 , F05B2250/712 , F05B2260/96 , F05B2280/2003 , F05B2280/4004 , Y02E10/721 , Y02E10/726
Abstract: Rotor blade assemblies for wind turbines are provided. A rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade. In some embodiments, the rotor blade assembly further includes a surface feature configured on an exterior surface of the rotor blade, the surface feature having an exterior mounting surface. At least a portion of the exterior mounting surface has a contour in an uninstalled state that is different from a curvature of the exterior surface of the rotor blade at a mount location of the surface feature on the rotor blade. In other embodiments, the rotor blade assembly further includes a seal member surrounding at least a portion of a perimeter of the surface feature. The seal member contacts and provides a transition between the exterior surface and the surface feature.
Abstract translation: 提供了用于风力涡轮机的转子叶片组件。 转子叶片组件包括转子叶片。 在一些实施例中，转子叶片组件还包括构造在转子叶片的外表面上的表面特征，表面特征具有外部安装表面。 外部安装表面的至少一部分具有处于卸载状态的轮廓，其与转子叶片上的表面特征的安装位置处的转子叶片的外表面的曲率不同。 在其他实施例中，转子叶片组件还包括围绕表面特征的周边的至少一部分的密封构件。 密封构件接触并在外表面和表面特征之间提供过渡。
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