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US 2012/0070295 A1Published application
Rotor blade or rotor blade segment for a wind turbine
AssigneeNordex Energy GmbH
InventorHendrik Klein
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Abstract
Rotor blade or rotor blade segment for a wind turbine, having at least one cable for fixing the rotor blade or rotor blade segment to a rotor hub or to a further rotor blade segment, characterized in that the at least one cable is redirected in a U-shaped manner within the rotor blade or rotor blade segment.
Claims32
A rotor blade unit for a wind turbine having a rotor hub, the rotor blade unit comprising:
- a rotor blade;
- a cable configured to fix said rotor blade on the rotor hub;
- and,
- said cable having a section redirected in a U-shaped manner within said rotor blade.
1 more element
A rotor blade unit for a wind turbine having a rotor hub, the rotor blade unit comprising:
- a first rotor blade segment;
- a second rotor blade segment;
- said first and second rotor blade segments conjointly defining an interface;
- a first cable configured to attach said rotor blade segments to each other at said interface;
- said first cable having a section redirected in a U-shaped manner within at least one of said rotor blade segments;
- a second cable configured to attach said first rotor blade segment to the rotor hub;
- and,
- said second cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner within said first rotor blade segment.
5 more elements
A rotor blade for a wind turbine, the rotor blade comprising:
- a first rotor blade segment;
- a second rotor blade segment;
- said first and second rotor blade segments conjointly defining an interface;
- a cable configured to attach said rotor blade segments to each other at said interface;
- and,
- said cable having a section redirected in a U-shaped manner within at least one of said rotor blade segments.
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A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the rotor blade assembly comprising:
- a rotor hub;
- a rotor blade;
- a cable having two ends;
- said cable being configured to fix said rotor blade on said rotor hub;
- said cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner inside said rotor blade;
- and,
- said two ends of said cable being anchored in or on said rotor hub.
4 more elements
A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the rotor blade assembly comprising:
- a rotor hub;
- a rotor blade;
- a cable having first and second ends;
- said cable being configured to fix said rotor blade on said rotor hub;
- said cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner inside said rotor blade;
- said cable also being redirected in a U-shaped manner in or on said rotor hub;
- said first end of said cable being anchored in said rotor blade;
- and,
- said second end of said cable being anchored in or on said rotor hub.
6 more elements
A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the rotor blade assembly comprising:
- a rotor hub;
- a rotor blade;
- a cable having first and second ends;
- said cable being configured to fix said rotor blade on said rotor hub;
- said cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner inside said rotor blade;
- said cable also being redirected in a U-shaped manner in or on said rotor hub;
- said cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner twice in one of said rotor blade and said rotor hub;
- and,
- said first and second ends of said cable being anchored in or on the other one of said rotor blade and said rotor hub.
6 more elements
A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the rotor blade assembly comprising:
- a rotor hub;
- a first rotor blade segment;
- a second rotor blade segment
- a cable having first and second ends;
- said cable being configured to fix said first rotor blade segment on said second rotor blade segment;
- said cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner inside said first rotor blade segment;
- and,
- said first and said second ends of said cable being anchored in said second rotor blade segment.
5 more elements
A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the rotor blade assembly comprising:
- a first rotor blade segment;
- a second rotor blade segment;
- a cable configured to fix said first rotor blade segment to said second rotor blade segment;
- said cable being redirected in U-shaped manner in each of said first and second rotor blade segments;
- and,
- said cable having a first end anchored in said first rotor blade segment and having a second end anchored in said second rotor blade segment.
3 more elements
A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the rotor blade assembly comprising:
- a first rotor blade segment;
- a second rotor blade segment;
- a cable configured to fix said first rotor blade segment to said second rotor blade segment;
- said cable being redirected in U-shaped manner in each of said first and second rotor blade segments;
- said cable being redirected twice in one of said first and second rotor blade segments;
- and,
- said cable having first and second ends anchored in the other one of said first and second rotor blade segments.
4 more elements
A method for fixing a rotor blade on a rotor hub of a wind turbine, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing the rotor blade with a cable with first and second ends with said cable being configured to fix said rotor blade on the rotor hub;
- and, said cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner within said rotor blade;
- providing the rotor hub on which said rotor blade is to be fixed;
- arranging said rotor blade and said rotor hub in a designated mounting position;
- anchoring said first end of said cable in said rotor blade or in or on said rotor hub;
- and,
- anchoring said second end of said cable in the rotor blade or in or on said rotor hub.
4 more elements
A method for fixing a rotor blade on a rotor hub of a wind turbine, the rotor blade including first and second rotor segments, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first rotor blade segment having a first cable having first and second ends with said first cable being configured to fix said first rotor blade segment on the rotor hub;
- and, said first cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner within said first rotor blade segment;
- providing the rotor hub on which said first rotor blade segment is to be fixed;
- providing a second rotor blade segment having a second cable having first and second ends with said second cable being configured to fix said second rotor blade segment on the first rotor blade segment;
- and, said second cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner within at least one of said first and second rotor blade segments;
- arranging said first and second rotor blade segments and said rotor hub in a designated mounting position;
- anchoring said first end of said first cable in said first rotor blade segment or in or on said rotor hub;
- anchoring said second end of said first cable in said first rotor blade segment or in or on said rotor hub;
- anchoring said first end of said second cable in said first rotor blade segment or in said second rotor blade segment;
- and,
- anchoring said second end of said second cable in said first rotor blade segment or in said second rotor blade segment.
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A method for fixing a first rotor blade segment of a wind turbine on a second rotor blade segment, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing the first rotor blade segment with a cable with first and second ends with said cable being configured to fix the first rotor blade segment on the second rotor blade segment;
- and, said cable being redirected in a U-shaped manner within one of said rotor blade segments;
- providing the second rotor blade segment on which said first rotor blade segment is to be fixed;
- arranging said first rotor blade segment and said second rotor blade segment in a designated mounting position;
- anchoring said first end of said cable in said first or second rotor blade segment;
- and,
- anchoring said second end of said cable in said first or second rotor blade segment.
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