公开(公告)号：US09890764B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US14225965

申请日：2014-03-26

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Sujan Kumar Pal ,  Wilfred A. A. W.

IPC: B29C43/14 ,  F03D1/06 ,  B29C43/06 ,  B29D99/00 ,  F03D13/10 ,  F03D3/06

CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 ,  B29C43/06 ,  B29D99/0025 ,  F03D13/10 ,  Y02E10/721 ,  Y02P70/523

Abstract: A trailing edge protective cap for a rotor blade of a wind turbine and method of manufacturing same is disclosed. The method includes infusing a first material onto a first mold so as to form a first part having a length. While the first part is still in the first mold, the method may also include placing a second mold onto the first part. The method may then include infusing a second material onto the second mold and at least a portion of the first part so as to form a second part having a length. The first and second parts may then be joined or infused together along a portion their respective lengths so as to form the protective cap, wherein the protective cap includes a joined section and an open section.