Rotor blade root assembly for a wind turbine

A root assembly for a rotor blade of a wind turbine, comprising:

• a blade root section comprising an inner sidewall surface and an outer sidewall surface, the inner and outer sidewall surfaces being separated by a radial gap, the blade root section constructed, at least in part, of a thermoplastic material;
• and,
• a plurality of root inserts spaced circumferentially within the radial gap, each of the root inserts comprising at least one bore hole surrounded by a thermoplastic material, each of the bore holes configured to receive a root bolt, the root bolts configured to secure the root assembly to a hub of the wind turbine.

A root assembly for a rotor blade of a wind turbine, comprising:

• a blade root section comprising an inner sidewall surface and an outer sidewall surface, the inner and outer sidewall surfaces being separated by a radial gap, the blade root section constructed of at least one thermoset material and at least one thermoset material;
• and,
• a plurality of root inserts spaced circumferentially within the radial gap, each of the root inserts comprising at least one bore hole surrounded by a thermoset material or a thermoplastic material, each of the bore holes configured to receive a root bolt, the root bolts configured to secure the root assembly to a hub of the wind turbine.