Wind blade spar cap laminate repair
AssigneeGeneral Electric Wind & Energy Services
InventorSteven OLSON
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Abstract
A wind blade spar cap laminate repair for wind turbine rotor blades, a repair kit to repair spar cap laminate damage, and a method of repairing damage on wind turbine rotor blades is provided. The wind blade spar cap laminate repair includes a prepared surface, an adhesive region disposed on the prepared surface, and a repair disposed on the adhesive region, wherein the adhesive region sufficiently bonds the repair to the prepared surface to substantially match the mechanical properties of the bulk of the wind turbine rotor blade.
Claims20
A patched wind turbine rotor blade comprising,
- (a) a prepared surface;
- (b) an adhesive region disposed on the prepared surface;
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- (c) a repair disposed on the adhesive region, wherein the adhesive region sufficiently bonds the repair to the prepared surface to substantially match the mechanical properties of the bulk of the turbine rotor blade.
A method of repairing damage on wind turbine rotor blades, comprising:
- (a) preparing a surface on the wind turbine rotor blade
- (b) applying an adhesive region to the prepared surface;
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- (c) applying a repair to the adhesive region, wherein the adhesive region sufficiently bonds the repair to the prepared surface to substantially match the mechanical properties of the bulk of the blade.
A kit for repairing damage to a wind turbine rotor blade comprising:
- (a) an adhesive layer fiber material,
- (b) an adhesive layer matrix material,
- (c) a repair layer fiber material, and
- (d) a repair layer matrix material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.