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AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsCarsten Hein Westergaard, Mark Hancock, Srikanth Narasimalu
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A hinged connection apparatus is described for securing a first wind turbine blade component to a second. The first wind turbine component may be a wind turbine blade body (10) and the second wind turbine component may be a control surface such as an aileron (11). The first or second wind turbine blade component comprises at least one hinge housing in which a rotary actuator (26) is retained. The rotary actuator (26) may comprise a motor, or in alternative embodiments a material that changes its shape under the influence of an external stimulus, such as a piezo-electric element or a memory alloy. The rotary actuator may be provided as part of the hinge pin connecting the first component to the second.
A wind turbine blade comprising a hinge apparatus for connecting first and second wind blade turbine components, the hinge apparatus comprising:
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