Wind turbine rotor blade assembly having reinforcement assembly
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorEdward McBeth Stewart
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Abstract
Rotor blade assembly and methods for forming rotor blade assemblies are provided. A rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade including a shell and defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge each extending between a tip and a root. The rotor blade further defines a span and a chord. The shell includes an inner skin, an outer skin, and a core disposed between the inner skin and the outer skin. The rotor blade assembly further includes a reinforcement assembly bonded to the shell, the reinforcement assembly comprising a reinforcement core.
Claims20
A rotor blade assembly, comprising:
- a rotor blade comprising a shell and defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge each extending between a tip and a root, the rotor blade further defining a span and a chord, the shell comprising an inner skin, an outer skin, and a core disposed between the inner skin and the outer skin;
- and
- a reinforcement assembly bonded to the shell, the reinforcement assembly comprising a reinforcement core.
A wind turbine, comprising:
- a tower;
- a nacelle;
- a plurality of rotor blades, each of the plurality of rotor blades comprising a shell and defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge each extending between a tip and a root, each of the plurality of rotor blades further defining a span and a chord, the shell of each of the plurality of rotor blades comprising an inner skin, an outer skin, and a core disposed between the inner skin and the outer skin;
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- a reinforcement assembly bonded to the shell of at least one of the plurality of rotor blades, the reinforcement assembly comprising a reinforcement core.
A method for forming a rotor blade assembly, comprising:
- forming a rotor blade, the rotor blade comprising a shell and defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge each extending between a tip and a root, the rotor blade further defining a span and a chord, the shell comprising an inner skin, an outer skin, and a core disposed between the inner skin and the outer skin;
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- bonding a reinforcement assembly to the shell, the reinforcement assembly comprising a reinforcement core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.