Wind turbine blade

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Abstract

A wind turbine blade is provided that extends longitudinally in a span-wise direction between a root end and a tip end and laterally in a chord-wise direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The wind turbine blade includes a shell defining a substantially hollow interior, and a shear web disposed within the shell interior and extending longitudinally in a span-wise direction. The shear web comprises an elongate web panel and a mounting flange extending along a longitudinal edge of the web panel, the mounting flange comprising an inboard end portion defining a root end of the mounting flange and an outboard portion defining a tip end of the mounting flange. The outboard portion extends along a majority of the length of the elongated web panel. The inboard end of the mounting flange is bonded to the inner surface of the blade shell by a first adhesive and the outboard end of the mounting flange is bonded to the inner surface of the blade shell by a second adhesive. The first adhesive has a lower modulus of elasticity than the second adhesive, and/or the chord width of the inboard end of the mounting flange is enlarged as compared to the chord width of the outboard portion of the mounting flange adjacent the inboard end.

Patent Family Records (8)

WIND TURBINE BLADE  

Vestas (Denmark), Vestas Wind Systems AS SMITH JONATHAN

2024, EP-4077914-C0

WIND TURBINE BLADE  

Vestas (Denmark), Vestas Wind Systems AS SMITH JONATHAN

2024, EP-4077914-B1

Wind turbine blade  

Vestas (Denmark), Vestas Wind Systems AS J. SMITH

2024, CN-115038861-B

WIND TURBINE BLADE  

Vestas (Denmark), Vestas Wind Systems AS SMITH JONATHAN

2023, US-20230022674-A1

Wind turbine blade  

Vestas (Denmark), Vestas Wind Systems AS SMITH JONATHAN

2023, US-11773822-B2

WIND TURBINE BLADE  

Vestas (Denmark), Vestas Wind Systems AS SMITH JONATHAN

2022, EP-4077914-A1

Wind turbine blade

Vestas (Denmark), Vestas Wind Systems AS SMITH JONATHAN

2022, CN-115038861-A

WIND TURBINE BLADE  

VESTAS WIND SYS AS, Vestas (Denmark) SMITH JONATHAN

2021, WO-2021121507-A1

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