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US 10,794,359 B2Granted
Jointed wind turbine blade with noise reduction tape
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsThomas Merzhaeuser, Andreas Herrig
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Abstract
A jointed wind turbine rotor blade includes a first blade segment and a second blade segment extending in opposite directions from a chord-wise joint line. Each of the blade segments includes a pressure side shell member and a suction side shell member. A sealing tape is applied over the shell members so as to bridge across the chord-wise joint line. The sealing tape includes side edges that are aligned parallel with airflow over the shell members at the chord-wise joint line at a defined load and operational condition on the jointed wind turbine blade.
Claims10
A jointed wind turbine rotor blade, comprising:
- a first blade segment and a second blade segment extending in opposite directions from a chord-wise joint line, each of the blade segments having a pressure side shell member and a suction side shell member;
- a sealing tape applied over the pressure side shell member and the suction side shell member along the chord-wise joint line;
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- the sealing tape comprising side edges that are aligned parallel with airflow over the pressure side shell member and the suction side shell member at the chord-wise joint line at a defined load and operational condition on the jointed wind turbine blade.
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