OPTIMIZED SPAR CAP STRUCTURE FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE

    公开(公告)号:WO2022029314A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-10

    申请号:PCT/EP2021/072059

    申请日:2021-08-06

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spar cap for a wind turbine blade comprising a plurality of pre-cured fibre-reinforced elements and a plurality of interlayers. The plurality of precured fibre-reinforced elements include a first pre-cured fibre-reinforced element and a second pre-cured fibre-reinforced element and the plurality of interlayers include a first interlayer comprising a first plurality of fibres embedded in a first cured resin. The first interlayer is being arranged between the first pre-cured fibre-reinforced element and the second pre-cured fibre-reinforced element. The first plurality of fibres have a first elastic modulus, the first cured resin has a second elastic modulus, the first and/or second p recured fibre-reinforced elements have a third elastic modulus, and the first interlayer has a fourth elastic modulus. The ratio between the first elastic modulus and the second elastic modulus is between 1:4 and 4:1 and/or the ratio between the third elastic modulus and the fourth elastic modulus is between 1:4 and 4:1.

    JOINTED WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE HAVING IMPROVED TRANSITIONS BETWEEN VARYING MATERIAL COMBINATIONS

    公开(公告)号:WO2022043575A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:PCT/EP2021/073992

    申请日:2021-08-31

    Abstract: A method of joining first and second blade components of a rotor blade of a wind turbine includes arranging the first blade component and the second blade component together at an interface. The first and second blade components are formed of different materials having different stiffnesses. The method further includes providing at least one gap at the interface of the blade components. Further, the method includes securing the blade components together by at least partially filling the gap with at least one filler material. Moreover, the method includes further securing the blade components together via an infusion process, wherein, during the infusion process, additional filler material further fills the gap or covers at least a portion of the at least one filler material. In addition, the method includes allowing the filler material(s) to cure. Thus, upon curing, the filler material(s) is configured to smoothly transition a load between the different materials of the blade components, thereby limiting an associated stress at the interface.

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