ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AIR FLOW AT A SURFACE OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:US20230258160A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US18010574

    申请日:2021-06-21

    IPC分类号: F03D17/00 F03D9/25

    摘要: An assembly for monitoring air flow at a surface of a rotor blade of a wind turbine is provided. The assembly includes (a) a surface module adapted to be arranged at a predetermined location of the rotor blade surface, the surface module including two air inlets facing opposite directions along an axis, (b) a sensor module including two pressure sensors, wherein one of the two pressure sensors is in fluidic communication with one of the two air inlets and the other one of the two pressure sensors is in fluidic communication with the other one of the two air inlets, wherein the sensor module is adapted to output two pressure signals indicative of the pressures sensed by the two pressure sensors, and (c) a processing unit adapted to determine at least one of a flow direction and a flow speed along the axis based on the two pressure signals.

    Method of providing an edge seal for a rotor blade add-on

    公开(公告)号:US11454209B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US17264965

    申请日:2019-08-23

    摘要: A method of providing an edge seal along a longitudinal edge of an add-on part mounted on the outer surface of a rotor blade is provided. The method includes determining a height at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part, choosing a width for the edge seal to be applied on the rotor blade surface, wherein the width of the edge seal is chosen to exceed the height at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part by a factor of at least twenty; and forming the edge seal by applying a sealant material to the rotor blade surface at least in a volume defined by the height at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part and the chosen edge seal width.

    METHOD OF PROVIDING AN EDGE SEAL FOR A ROTOR BLADE ADD-ON

    公开(公告)号:US20210324829A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17264965

    申请日:2019-08-23

    摘要: A method of providing an edge seal along a longitudinal edge of an add-on part mounted on the outer surface of a rotor blade is provided. The method includes determining a height at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part, choosing a width for the edge seal to be applied on the rotor blade surface, wherein the width of the edge seal is chosen to exceed the height at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part by a factor of at least twenty; and forming the edge seal by applying a sealant material to the rotor blade surface at least in a volume defined by the height at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part and the chosen edge seal width.