FIBER-REINFORCED METAL COMPOSITE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20240286366A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18571564

    申请日:2022-01-26

    IPC分类号: B29C70/68 B29K105/06

    摘要: A fiber-reinforced metal composite member and a manufacturing method thereof. The member includes a metallic matrix provided with a plurality of grooves thereon at a preset angle to a horizontal direction, and the grooves are filled with fiber-reinforced polymers therein. Based on the characteristic that deformation at a necking-occurring location of metal material increases but tensile bearing capacity decreases while bearing capacity of the fiber-reinforced polymers increases with their tensile deformation increasing, the embodiments include fiber-reinforced polymers in the grooves with preset angle and metal to jointly bear the effect of tensile, so at the necking-occurring location, bearing capacity of fiber-reinforced polymers increases to compensate for the decrease of bearing capacity of metal material, thereby avoiding occurring necking or making necking to occur at multiple locations, preventing metal composite member from fracturing due to occurring local necking at one location, and improving deformability of metal composite member.

    A ROOT END ASSEMBLY FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE

    公开(公告)号:US20240271594A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18566828

    申请日:2022-06-23

    IPC分类号: F03D1/06 B29C70/68 B29L31/08

    摘要: The present invention relates to a root end assembly (100) for incorporating a plurality of fastening members (74) into the root end of a wind turbine blade shell part during a moulding operation. The root end assembly (100) comprises a mounting plate (70) with a plurality of apertures (72) and a plurality of sheath members (83), each sheath member being disposed in a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures (72). Connection members (78) are received in the sheath members (83), and a plurality of said fastening members (74) are releasably attached to a respective connection member of the plurality of connection members (78) such that the fastening members (74) extend substantially normal to a first surface (77) of the mounting plate (70). The apertures (72) are dimensioned for allowing translational movement of the sheath members (83) in the respective apertures (72).

    IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE OF A WIND TURBINE COMPONENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240123695A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18277328

    申请日:2022-02-15

    发明人: Jonathan Smith

    摘要: In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method of making a wind turbine component, the method comprising supporting a layup (14) of fibrous reinforcing material in a mould (12); providing a supply of resin (16); providing a supply of hardener (20) comprising at least a first hardener (20a) and a second hardener (20b), the second hardener being faster than the first hardener; mixing resin with the first and/or second hardener to create a resin mixture (24); supplying the resin mixture (24) to the layup (14) during an infusion process; monitoring one or more process parameters of the infusion process; and controlling the speed of the hardener (20) by varying the relative proportions of the first and second hardeners (20a, 20b) in the resin mixture (24) during the course of the infusion process in dependence upon the one or more process parameters.