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US 2008/0166241 A1Published application
Wind turbine blade brush
OwnerStefan Herr, Klaus Koegler +1inventors
InventorsStefan Herr, Klaus Koegler, Werner Dobrzynski
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Abstract
A wind turbine blade for use in a wind energy system comprises a blade body having a trailing edge and a leading edge, and a plurality of bristles disposed on an outer surface of said blade body. The bristles are typically attached to said blade body in the vicinity of said trailing edge and serve to reduce noise caused by the airflow around the blade during operation.
Claims20
A rotor blade for use in a wind energy system, comprising:
- a blade body having a trailing edge and a leading edge, and
- a plurality of bristles disposed on an outer surface of said blade body.
A rotor blade for use in a wind energy system, comprising:
- a shell having a trailing edge and a leading edge,
- a brush comprising a plurality of bristles,
- wherein said brush is disposed on said shell in the vicinity of said trailing edge.
A wind turbine for use in a wind energy system, comprising:
- a rotor blade comprising a blade body having a trailing edge and a leading edge, and
- a plurality of bristles disposed on an outer surface of said blade body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.