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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBiju Nanukuttan, Srikanth Samudrala, Afroz Akhtar, Santhosha Yelwal Srikanta, Vamsi Krishna Kanchumarthy, Charles Erklin Seeley, Daniel Alan Hynum, Srinath Bonala
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Joints for connecting a first blade segment to a second blade segment of a wind turbine rotor blade include a first bolt comprising a first proximal end connected to the first blade segment and a first distal end connected to the second blade segment, a second bolt comprising a second proximal end connected to the first blade segment and a second distal end connected to the second blade segment, and a third bolt comprising a third proximal end connected to the first blade segment and a third distal end connected to the third blade segment. At least two of the first bolt, the second bolt and the third bolt differ in size, and a first distance between the first bolt and the second bolt is different than a second distance between the second bolt and the third bolt.
A joint for connecting a first blade segment to a second blade segment of a wind turbine rotor blade, the joint comprising:
A joint for connecting a first blade segment to a second blade segment of a wind turbine rotor blade, the joint comprising:
A method of connecting a first blade segment to a second blade segment of a wind turbine rotor blade at a joint, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.