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US 2010/0143152 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for increasing lift on wind turbine blade
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBalaji Subramanian, Kevin Richard Kirtley, Kevin James Standish
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Abstract
A lift device for a wind turbine blade. The lift device includes a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall. The lift device is configured to be coupled to the wind turbine blade along a leading edge of the wind turbine blade, and to generate lift when airflow is directed across a surface of the lift device.
Claims20
A lift device for a wind turbine blade, said lift device comprising:
- a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, said lift device configured to be coupled to the wind turbine blade along a leading edge of the wind turbine blade, and to generate lift when airflow is directed across at least one of said first sidewall and said second sidewall.
A wind turbine blade, comprising:
- a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, said blade defining a leading edge and an opposing trailing edge;
- a lift device configured to generate lift when airflow is directed across a surface of said lift device;
- and,
- a coupling mechanism coupling said lift device to said blade along said leading edge.
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A method for assembling a wind turbine, said method comprising:
- coupling at least one blade to the wind turbine, the blade including a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, the blade defining a leading edge and an opposing trailing edge;
- and,
- coupling a lift device to the blade along the leading edge, the lift device configured to generate lift when airflow is directed across a surface of the lift device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.